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...Harvard of today, by contrast, is a rather tame place...
...contrast, national politicians of every ilk have recently distanced themselves from ideas of expansive government with broad social mandates...
...contrast, students strongly support bringing ROTC back to campus. Currently, Harvard students wishing to enroll in ROTC must do so at MIT, since the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" regulation violates Harvard's anti-discrimination policies...
...impregnation and help out with the kids. Prehistoric dads may not have read many bed-time stories, but, in this account, they very likely brought home the occasional antelope haunch, and they almost certainly played a major role in defending the family from four-legged predators. In contrast, the rapist generally operates on a hit-and-run basis--which may be all right for stocking sperm banks, but is not quite so effective if the goal is to produce offspring who will survive in a challenging environment. The children of guys who raped-and-ran must have been a scrawny...
...transition at 40 may be his latest innovation, detailing the way new money forges its legacy. In an age when health-care advances deliver longer life spans, latter-day tycoons have become more concerned with how they'll be thought of once their working days are behind them. By contrast, Henry Ford, the symbol of innovation and entrepreneurship in the first half of the American Century, waited until his 70s to become charitable. Ford, accused of both racism and anti-unionism, was unable to improve his public image during his lifetime. It appears Gates doesn't want to go down...