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...teenage pregnancy by handing out morning-after pills to 14-year olds without their parents' permission. A bill to allow terminally ill patients to choose a "merciful death" was recently introduced to the legislature, and there is growing momentum behind calls for a civil-union law that would extend the legal benefits of marriage to gay and unwed heterosexual couples. The legal system is struggling under the weight of divorce suits - Chile only legalized divorce in 2004. In a society traditionally ruled by men, the President and half of her cabinet are women...
...wounds hidden. Veiled women cannot eat in restaurants, swim in the sea or smile at their babies in parks. But the most important reason for opposing the veil is one of principle. So long as it ensures genuinely equal standards for all, a liberal nation has no obligation to extend its liberalism to condone the most illiberal practices. State institutions as well as private companies should have the right to stipulate that a person whose face cannot be seen need not be served. That would not discriminate against Muslims; it would, for example, also affect men whose faces were obscured...
Last month marked the premier of 02138 Magazine. The publication is about as subtle as a falling brick. It prattles like a man suffering from a mid-life crisis who wishes he were still in college. Yet no college experience today, not even that of fair Harvard, can possibly extend to an entire lifestyle, as the magazine suggests. 02138 is the self-billed chronicler of “The World of Harvard,” but this is all metaphysics. The magazine claims to promulgate a distinctly “Harvard sensibility.” What that is supposed...
...greatest impact far exceeding the reach of any one individual,” she said. “There is truly no better endowed group, nor a better-looking one, I should add,” Bell-Rose said to laughs. “No group can better extend the powerful legacy of philanthropy and leadership.” —Staff writer Lulu Zhou can be reached at luluzhou@fas.harvard.edu...
...admissions can be overwhelming. Even if abolishing early admissions means inconveniencing a few—even many—of the more affluent and resourceful admits, that’s a cost we are willing to bear in order to create a more simple and friendly process likely to extend the reach of elite colleges. On balance, the chance of improving the perception that elite universities are only for the elite makes Harvard’s decision a laudable...