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Constantly feeling pressured to buy: It really is simple: first set up some goals for yourself by writing out categories—i.e. books, clothes, food and drinks, illicit drugs (ahem)—and how much money you’d like to spend within each category. Then, record your expenses. And finally, reassess your goals in relation to your spending habits...
...swappers had been caught infringing copyrights and sued (several as recently as earlier this month). The service had likely legitimate uses, but they were not the reason for the service’s financial success, and its downfall would never have received much publicity were it not for the illicit activity which took place under its auspices.But let’s not be hasty. A concept frequently tossed around in legal circles is the doctrine of “chilling effects,” the notion that an unclear standard of law can discourage innovation or progress by leaving...
There is a good reason Harvard doesn’t make busting marijuana smokers a priority (“Harvard Rarely Punishes Student Drug Use,” news, Nov. 14). Most students outgrow their youthful indiscretions involving illicit drugs. An arrest and criminal record, on the other hand, can be life shattering. After admitting to smoking pot (but not inhaling), former President Bill Clinton opened himself up to “soft on drugs” criticism. While youthful indiscretions didn’t stop Clinton from assuming leadership positions, an arrest surely would have. The short-term effects...
...SHOULD IRAQIS TRUST YOU TO BE PRIME MINISTER WHEN YOU'VE BEEN CONVICTED OF FRAUD IN A JORDANIAN MILITARY COURT? Because they know that this is a false charge. And they also know the record of Jordan being the hub of corruption on the basis of Saddam's illicit dealings...
...Nothing the College does is conceived of as ‘punitive’,” he wrote in an e-mail. “If a student’s illicit behavior has impinged on her neighbors it needs to stop (though this can apply also to licit behavior, like a Dance Dance Revolution marathon over neighbor’s objections...