Word: fairnessã
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...Sarkozy’s opinions are disturbing. We should ask ourselves if it is possible to continue to evaluate literary achievement on a common and universal metric without in some way disadvantaging writers from nations with newly emerging literatures. And even if the question of abstract “fairness?? seems irrelevant to the ultimate goal of the Nobel—which is to recognize superior lifetime achievement in the field of letters—that irrelevance renders the question of whether or not one can assign a national identity to any contemporary writing no less interesting...
...Fairness?? has long been a coveted prize from the political grab bag of vacuous words. Conservatives invoke “fairness?? when claiming that the top quintile of income earners already pays 66.6 percent of federal taxes. Liberals fire back that the Bush tax cuts—which gave the richest one percent of Americans an average rebate of $75,800, and middle-income families a mere $1,100—are grossly “unfair.” Each claim is no doubt true, but they appeal to two distinct, and incommensurable, conceptions...
...million dollars in cash.But this show is so much more than merely a new twist on an old genre. In a move unprecedented in television history, “Survivor: Jim Crow South” would break away from those pesky notions of “fairness?? or “equality” that have long haunted creators of reality show competitions and games. At its most basic level this new version of “Survivor” would pit two tribes with differing cultural and racial backgrounds against each other. But—and herein...
...undocumented immigrants” or “illegal aliens”? Does the McCain-Kennedy bill recently approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee allow for “earned citizenship” or “amnesty”? Is the issue one of “fairness?? or one of “law and order?...
...students” face after college: graduate schools from medicine to law as well as many companies and firms use grade point average and standardized test scores first to limit their application pool. Students recognize this policy and accept it—regardless of its fairness??putting their dreams of becoming future doctors, lawyers, or bankers first. Finally, reducing their hard work to a simple drive—to get good grades—overlooks one important thing: students are learning. And while they might not share the genuine love for biology that others have, they are passionate...