Word: forbids
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Granted, not all alumni will have this power. But many that pursue careers in academia will end up teaching at Harvard. Other alumni will become leading donors. A handful might even become Harvard administrators (heaven forbid...
That citation, from historian Norman Cantor, appears in Dershowitz's book; but the contrarian defense lawyer takes issue with its grim tone. Intermarriage, he argues, is the inevitable consequence of long-sought success and social acceptance. Rather than trying to forbid it, American Jews must abandon an outmoded self-image as persecuted and mine their traditions for a powerful new identity that children and grandchildren will embrace. Somewhat eccentrically, he notes that the new identity need not include a religious aspect...
...Clinton Administration is issuing a stream of thou-shalt-not orders to HMOs that sign up Medicare patients. The latest prohibits quick in-and-out mastectomies. Others forbid HMOs to limit what doctors can tell Medicare patients and restrict their ability to pay bonuses to doctors as a reward for keeping costs down. This regulatory club has power, since HMOs rate signing up Medicare and Medicaid patients as their best prospect for expansion...
Harvard, acting in loco parentis, should make this judgment. It should forbid smoking by all individuals on Harvard property, for their own sake and for the sake of those around them. If students or employees want to smoke, they can go to public property. If this is too inconvenient, maybe they will break a destructive habit...
What about the morning coffees and the Lincoln Bedroom sleepovers at the White House? The Hatch Act does forbid executive branch employees from fundraising, and it prohibits all fundraising on government property. But on this score, you can pick your loophole from a number of options: (1)The Hatch Act exempts the President and Vice President from its provisions; (2) specific areas of the White House are exempt from the governmental property provision; (3) the entire act applies only to contributions to campaigns, not parties. The conclusion: No illegal activity here either...