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Ryan Whelan, LOVINGTON, ILL...
Lincoln expected that America would become a nation doubtful about its heroes and its history. In his astonishing address to the Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, Ill., on Jan. 27, 1838, on "the perpetuation of our political institutions," the 28-year-old Lincoln foresaw the inevitable rise in a modern democracy like ours of skepticism and worldliness. Indeed, he worried about the fate of free institutions in a maturing nation no longer shaped by a youthful, instinctive and (mostly) healthy patriotism...
...hoax that fooled even the editors at TIME, the Netherlands' controversial Big Donor Show, in which three ill patients were supposed to compete to receive a kidney, turned out to be a publicity stunt to raise awareness about organ donation. Some patients waiting for transplants appreciated the idea, like one woman, who told the AP, "I thought it was brilliant, really." SCORE...
...fundamental disconnect between the intent of the administration and its ability to implement the policy behind the philosophy it supports. This past fall, two Harvard kids almost drank themselves to death—literally—at events held by student groups. Surely this is symptomatic of a larger ill in the culture of drinking at Harvard: Kids here follow the “work hard, play hard” motto with an intensity that isn’t surprising for a student body not exactly known for its relaxed disposition. The policy, however, does very little to cure...
...emerged as the pariah term of the immigration debate, disavowed even by those who believe in its goals. But what are the alternatives to letting illegals stay? Deporting millions? Devising other punishments? Doing nothing at all? Few places have struggled with these questions as much as rural Beardstown, Ill., where an April immigration raid at the town's largest employer exposed a community that is both dependent on its undocumented workers and deeply resentful of their presence. Why legalizing the illegals makes sense for Beardstown - and for America...