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To put the argument for multiculturalism in merely practical terms of self- interest: though elites are never going to go away, the composition of those elites is not necessarily static. The future of American ones, in a globalized economy without a cold war, will rest with people who can think...
The following seems to be a satisfactory compromise: First, change any team names that use inherently prejudiced terms, like "Redskins." Learn what symbols are too sacred for casual use, and replace them. Productive dialogue with people from Native cultures will allow teams to find other symbols that could represent the...
Higginson Professor of Cellular and Molecular Physiology Howard Green may also have a conflict of interest of the type investigated by the committee. In 1986, Green founded BioSurface Technology, a company that cultures patients' skin cells for grafting back onto their skin after surgery. While most of the dermatologist's...
Kuwaitis who stayed put developed a measure of self-reliance that enabled them to survive the ordeal of occupation. "We became inventive, we learned new skills, we took out garbage," says one woman. Not surprisingly, the stay- at-homes resent those who fled. "When we saw Kuwaitis coming back with...
She was class valedictorian at the State University of New York, Binghamton, in 1968, "when it was full of radicals." The students were throwing off '50s shackles and looking to other cultures for solutions. The Doors' battle cry, "We want the world, We want it now," exhilarated Paglia. After four...