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Walzer said that moral philosophy is linked to social criticism and based on the common concerns of all men. "Social criticism is an educated cousin to common complaint," Walzer said...
Stephen remembers that his activities "made some enemies within the family." These family foes apparently did not include his cousin Leverett Saltonstall '14, the Republican senator from Massachusetts, who as Senate Arms Service Committee chairman was in part responsible for financing the war. During this time of campus upheaval, Stephen managed to conduct a correspondence with his eminently establishment cousin...
Because John Harvard died childless, he has no direct descendants. However, a branch of the family, probably descended from John Harvard's cousin, Robert, still exists in England, and several members bear "Harvard" as either their first or last name...
...ideal argument for the then new theories of evolution. Its reptilian brain and scaly head, combined with an avian wishbone and cloak of feathers, led many scientists to hail it as a missing link between reptiles and birds. But Protoavis has even more birdlike features than its younger cousin, Chatterjee believes. While both species have wishbones and forelimbs elongated into wings, he points out, the older fossil also has a bird's wide eye sockets, a large braincase and a breastbone designed to anchor muscles used in flight. Tiny bumps along Protoavis' forelimbs could indicate where feathers were attached. Explains...
Kohlberg Kravis was formed in 1976, when Jerome Kohlberg, now 61 and the firm's patriarch, and George Roberts, 42, left the Bear, Stearns investment house to start out on their own. Roberts recruited a cousin, Henry Kravis, 42, and later his brother-in-law, Robert MacDonnell, 47. They began arranging buyouts of small companies like A.J. Industries, a manufacturer of brake drums and other components, in which Kohlberg Kravis invested only $1.7 million in 1977 but earned back $66.3 million after it was resold. Today, after more than 20 buyouts, the four partners are worth an estimated $150 million...