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Today it's the source nations that have the whip hand. Nearly all of them have so-called cultural-property laws that lay claim to any ancient objects found in the ground on their territory after a particular year--the cutoff year varies from one nation to the next--and...
This motion will probably, per convention, induce other institutions to follow in Harvard’s footsteps (can you say, “financial aid reform?”) and thus affect other researchers hoping to become part of a similar system in the future. “I applaud...
Such a process, inclusive of the unresolved conflict about Florida and Michigan, could last into the convention. I hope that the Obama camp chooses someone other than Ted Kennedy to lecture Hillary about the supposed damage she’ll be doing the party if she’s carrying...
This nightmare scenario is all the more disturbing in light of the fact that the Democratic primary has witnessed unprecedented participation, turnout, and international attention. Democrats are widely reported to be wildly enthusiastic about their choice, as well as frequently anguished about that same choice when they’re...
In fact, there is historical precedent for an attempt at a partnered presidency, which, in its eleventh hour character, offers lessons on how the process should not be conducted. In 1980, Ronald Reagan engaged in intense negotiations at the Republican convention for ex-President Gerald Ford to return as Reagan?...