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...nation of robotic consumers, like the U.S. has become, is no more enlightened, free or egalitarian than China...
...growing and social venues disappearing over the past half century, Harvard gradually fell into the problem we have today: a tiny minority of male students still enjoy the comfort of their own space and the rest of us are left wondering why a school that prides itself for its egalitarian principles could have a social scene that seems so unfair...
...Third World's most prominent statesmen. But to the more than 20 million people of Tanzania, the nation he founded, Julius Kambarage Nyerere, 63, is best known simply as Mwalimu, Ki-swahili for "teacher." Although he has failed during his 24 years in power to create the prosperous, egalitarian society that he once envisioned, his policies will continue to shape the country--and the continent--for decades. This month Nyerere is scheduled to become one of the few African rulers ever to relinquish power voluntarily...
Moreover, Nyerere's personal integrity and commitment to egalitarian ideals have rarely if ever been seriously questioned. "He is above corruption," says a political opponent. "He never believed in torture. He never sought power for power's sake. He is a real man of the people." Nyerere has abjured personal wealth, and throughout his presidency collected a salary that was lower than that of his Cabinet ministers. The road between the state-house and Nyerere's modest home in Dar es Salaam's Msasani district is said to be full of potholes. When asked why he had not ordered...
...most important issue at hand is economic freedom. The principles of free enterprise and the right of every citizen in a just and fair society to decide how and when to purchase what they will are the cornerstones of any democratic meritocracy. Dorm life is not a mandatory egalitarian process imposed upon us by the College to distort our view of how societies run best. Nor is it a system designed to paternalistically decide what is fair and unfair consumption based upon income brackets. Rather, dorm life is a system designed to facilitate our studies here. The vast majority...