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...that doing so would mean looking to the courts’ analysis, not just their decisions. “You can see why it’s hard to argue against engagement—you’d be arguing for the Supreme Court to be stupid and ill-informed,” Young said. “But Professor Jackson, who calls for ‘engagement,’ would fail Justice Kennedy [the author of the Roper opinion] in her comparative constitutional law class...

Author: By Paras D. Bhayani, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Profs Debate Foreign Law | 11/18/2005 | See Source »

...differentiate Phoenix and Witherspoon’s versions from the originals.The film’s soundtrack is amazing, and you will be singing Johnny Cash songs for the next few days, much to the annoyance of roommates and neighbors. True, if the sound of country music makes you violently ill, you probably should steer clear, but if your dislike doesn’t verge on utter loathing, you may want to give the film a chance. The man’s story is compelling in itself, and the music will creep under your skin enough that you might just find...

Author: By Alexandra M. Fallows, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Walk the Line | 11/17/2005 | See Source »

...thick-bankbooked brethren are spawning a lucrative boom in China's private-security business. The body-guarding profession was officially abolished along with other "feudal" trades after the Communists came to power in 1949, and baobiao, the Chinese word for bodyguard, retains a tinge of ill-repute. Because of this political legacy, the industry still occupies a legal gray area, but bodyguards are now in such demand that the top earners can make $5,000 a month. "As China's economy develops, safety problems will increase, and that means businesses like ours will continue to grow," says Li Hongqi, whose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ready to Rumble | 11/14/2005 | See Source »

...doctors pretend they're sure, Whitaker says, because "psychiatry for a long time had a bit of an inferiority complex. It wanted magic bullets like everybody else." Trouble is, the magic bullets, including the SSRIs, don't work very well. By perturbing neurotransmitter activity they can make patients chronically ill, says the Boston-based author...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking on the Drug Defenders | 11/14/2005 | See Source »

...Wyclef Jean did not appear in concert at Harvard, the Undergraduate Council (UC) took steps toward slashing its size by a third and setting up an independent body to coordinate social events. Council leaders, who have hinted at the need for structural change to reduce the likelihood of future ill-planned events, introduced a constitutional amendment at the UC meeting last night. The amendment, if passed by the council two weeks from now, would dissolve the Campus Life Committee (CLC)­­—one of the UC’s three standing committees?...

Author: By Alexander D. Blankfein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Social Planning Board Proposed | 11/14/2005 | See Source »

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