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...Human Genome Project, an attempt to decode the more than 3 billion letters of the complete human genome. Under competitive pressure from nimble private scientists, the goal was achieved ahead of schedule and under budget. In June 2000, when Bill Clinton and Tony Blair announced that the first rough draft of the genome was complete, Clinton declared that "without a doubt, this is the most important, most wondrous map ever produced by humankind." It was enough to fill 200 phone books at 1,000 pages each, or 75,490 pages of the New York Times. And it marked the turning...
...that the military's all-volunteer force has left the risks of combat largely to minorities and the poor, who are more likely to join the military for a better job, Rangel has joined with South Carolina Democratic Senator Ernest Hollings to introduce a bill that would reinstate the draft, which ended 30 years ago. "We're going through a period of what I call patriotism lite," says Rangel, a decorated Korean War vet. "Put a flag on your SUV, but when it comes to making a sacrifice, you hold the coat while someone else does the fighting...
...Even in draft form, the findings of the book—distilled in broad form—have had an effect on the debate,” says Zeckhauser, who is Frank P. Ramsey professor of political economy. “They will even appear in this year’s version of some college guides...
...killed, everybody should have to—even Harvard students. Rangel claims he was surprised by how little direct opposition his proposal met with. What he didn’t understand is that we still don’t get it. Rangel’s idea of a universal draft is interesting and vaguely threatening, but most of us still have to jump on an elliptical for twenty minutes in order to break a sweat...
Whether or not the campus anti-war factions support the draft, one thing is clear—Rangel’s positions will bring the war debate back to the forefront of students’ minds...