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...Justices of the Warren Court made themselves clear: “The ‘separate but equal’ doctrine adopted in Plessy v. Ferguson has no place in the field of public education.” We may only hope that, in the case of same-sex couples, similar prudence prevails, and that the Constitution’s promise of equality may ensure that they no longer be kept separate, at an irrational remove from the institution of loving marriage...
DIED With her 1980 work, The Aquarian Conspiracy, Marilyn Ferguson helped pull together various emerging countercultural strains--including alternative birthing centers and the exploration of altered states of consciousness--into what soon after became Known as the New Age movement. In her book, she remarked, "We are entering a millennium of love and light--in the words of the popular song 'The Age of Aquarius,' the time of 'the mind's true liberation."' Before the book's release, Ferguson published a monthly newsletter titled Brain/Mind Bulletin, reporting on new discoveries in psychology and neuroscience...
...gave about $50,000 to John Kerry. In addition to the seven faculty members who have donated to the McCain campaign, several prominent Harvard professors have also served as advisers to the Republican candidate. Economics professors Martin S. Feldstein and Kenneth S. Rogoff both advise McCain. History professor Niall Ferguson also served as an informal foreign policy adviser to McCain during the primaries. These professors could not be reached for an interview or declined to comment on their role in the campaign. Three of the seven professors who donated to McCain, all of whom identify themselves as conservative or Republican...
...Nowhere does Niall Ferguson inform readers that under the Clinton Administration, the Internal Revenue Service began giving out Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers to assist illegal aliens in paying taxes, which also enabled them to take out home loans. Previously, a valid U.S. Social Security number was required to purchase a home, thereby excluding illegal immigrants from qualifying for such loans. Every media feature on the bursting of the housing bubble describes decimated neighborhoods in Florida, Arizona and California - all areas with large populations of illegal aliens - but no one tells us about the government's change in regulations that...
...great journalism of recent weeks. For us on Main Street who are not up with the latest economic lingo, the clear and understandable articles have kept me well informed. It's a shame that the policymakers and moneymen of this world are not as informed about history as Professor Ferguson, and don't realize it always repeats itself. Jason Williams, CARDIFF BAY, CARDIFF...