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ABOVE ALL, theirs is a grossly shortsighted view of the school's mission. Its highly econometric approach to public policy frequently precludes meaningful classroom discussion of ethical issues and fails to inculcate an appreciation for affirmative action policies. Its extremely quantitative admissions and curricula requirements dissuade many minorities and women...
As for the tragic fate of the Russian avantgarde: the group of artists and artisans known as the constructivists wanted to change their country through art and design, creating not just a style but a new "rational" man. All the conditions in which art can be politically effective-illiteracy, no...
Bok added that he was "delighted that the first incumbent of a professorship named for a family that has played such an important role in American history is such a gifted interpreter of that history."
Wilson did not enter the debate naively: he began and ended his book with provocative chapters (the first was entitled "The Morality of the Gene") in which he speculated on altruism, religion and ethical principles. but the ideas he presented were not as radical as the response to them would...
To say that The New Yorker isn't as good as it used to be, and is developing some perilous habits, requires arguing with success. The magazine's guaranteed circulation, now 480,000 copies a week, is the highest in its 55-year history. Securely fat and prosperous...