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...Bloom’s cantankerous—I think you use the word “imperious”—nature, that he is a grumpy old man, proves that the routine of reading does not make one a better person? To thus write off the whole endeavor as merely a pleasurable exercise seems wholly precipitous, even ignorant. (Though, of course, the fact that I’m writing you rather indignantly, and perhaps rather imperiously myself, having nurtured this grudge against your article for a third of my life, does seem to support your argument that, despite...
...California Assemblyman Marty Block has also sought government intervention, and in January considered proposing legislation to establish a statewide egg-donor registry. But realizing that such a costly endeavor would have little chance for success given the state's budget woes, Block settled on a more recession-friendly action. In late February, he presented a bill that would require all advertisements promising thousands of dollars to egg donors to carry some fine print. It would inform women that there's not much information on the long-term risks of donating...
...excitement of a fast-paced, neck-and-neck contest. The thrill of scoring with only seconds remaining. The heartbreak of a sudden overtime loss.No, this wasn’t an episode of Friday Night Lights or a made-for-TV college sports movie. This drama-filled endeavor was the beginning of the Harvard men’s lacrosse team’s spring break matchups.The No. 13 Crimson clashed with Georgetown yesterday on the Hoyas home Multi-Sport Field, falling to its non-league opponent in overtime, 8-9. This painful loss dropped Harvard’s record...
...education in our nation's history," he continued. "The most meaningful steps in years towards modernizing our health-care system," he went on. "A big step down the road to energy independence," he announced. "The biggest increase in basic research funding in the long history of America's noble endeavor to better understand the world," he concluded. Look for lots of this sort of boasting in Obama's speech before Congress. And when Obama mentions these programs, look to see which politicians in the audience stand to applaud. Republicans, who hate policy goals that require federal spending, are likely...
...Challenges Facing Democracy in Latin America.” Her message was one of active advocacy and incredulous idealism for those in the hemisphere who still yearn for the ink and ballots that might make them the authors of their own future. But Bachelet’s most recent endeavor will cause the archives at The Harvard Crimson to become increasingly inaccurate and ironic...