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Later in the day, the Department of Homeland Security raised the threat level for the nation’s transit systems to code orange, which is the second highest level of alert. Although officials had received no specific threats against U.S. cities, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said that he remained “concerned about the possibility of a copycat attack...
...most prestigious rowing event in the world, replete with a large grandstand, enormous crowds, and a mandatory dress code, Harvard’s protest fell upon deaf ears. The Crimson lightweights were ousted from competition before they ever really got started. Cambridge cruised to an easy victory and went on to claim the Ladies’ Challenge Plate on Sunday over 2004 winner Leander Club (England...
...working paper, Rothstein argued that Hoxby’s analysis contained a series of errors in data and computer code, casting her results into question. He contended that by using different models, the effect of school choice remained near zero—a discrepancy that would invalidate Hoxby’s conclusion that competition has a positive impact on school quality...
These incidents led a black student group to call for a speech code on campus. Thomas’ book follows HLS through the next three tumultuous years, during which time a speech code was a very real possibility. But he does not stick religiously to the plot: as Thomas introduces different professors and administrators, he often gives extensive histories of their legal and political careers. It is in these biographical sketches that he is harshest...
...this light, it becomes clear why Professor Alan Dershowitz is the unlikely hero of the book. A steadfast free speech advocate, he stands up against the calls for a speech code, arguing convincingly that they are both impractical and oppressive. A man who shares Thomas’ free speech absolutism, Dershowitz becomes the author’s archetype for how all left-but-not-far-left professors should have responded to the crisis...