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...refused to ratify Kyoto, and it needs to be fixed in the next round of climate negotiations. But there was little said in New York Monday to indicate that a solution would be found soon. Developing countries insist with much justification that they can't be expected to constrain their growing economies to slow carbon emissions, but it's difficult to see how citizens in developed countries - and not just in the SUV-loving United States - will accept strict limits while their economic competitors in India and China are allowed free rein. Nor is there much time to figure...
...because it is difficult, if not impossible, to disentangle comments she makes in her capacity as the chief representative of Harvard from the comments she makes as a private academic. For this reason, we believe that the president of Harvard, when speaking in her role as the representative, should constrain her public comments to issues that directly impinge on the University and academia and not stray far from these issues into potentially hazardous territory...
Some church doctrines give offense even though they don't constrain an outsider's behavior in any way. They can imply a more general worldview, and voters have a right to know if a presidential candidate shares that perspective. Until recently, just about all religions had a built-in patriarchal worldview--God the Father, male priests and so on--that many today find offensive. To what extent has the candidate's church moved with the times, and what has the candidate done to push his or her church in the right direction? I say the right direction, but many voters...
...Despite appearances, India is still seriously underperforming. Its systems of justice, public education and health continue to constrain its growth. The half-baked economic reforms of 1991 did give India a boost, but the country had come off such a low base over the previous half-century that the effect was akin to that of an adrenaline shot on a man whose heart has stopped beating. India would enjoy higher and more sustainable growth rates if it reformed its institutions of governance. Unfortunately, India's universally corrupt political leaders display a singular aversion to undertaking reforms, particularly those...
...Skocpol said that limited funds constrain the school’s ability to respond to the parents’ proposals...