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He placed his mind, like his house, on a lofty height, whence he might contemplate the whole universe," an admiring French aristocrat wrote of Thomas Jefferson. Today, Monticello is a restored testament to Jefferson's exacting vision. But in 1768 that lofty height outside Charlottesville, Va., was a wildly impractical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thomas Jefferson: His Essay In Architecture: Mirror Of The Man | 7/5/2004 | See Source »

The Socialist Alternative, with a more aggressive approach to activism, filled their shoes, taking positions that even PSLM at their most radical might have considered impractical. With a new driver at the wheel this year, labor activism at Harvard took on an entirely unfamiliar face.

Author: By Leon Neyfakh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: As PSLM Rests Up, a New Alternative Rises | 6/10/2004 | See Source »

For all the worries over global warming, there's one quick, though impractical, way to turn down the heat: ground all the jets. That's one conclusion to be drawn from a new NASA study linking the world's rising temperatures to the proliferation of wispy cirrus clouds that can...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why High-Flying Planes Make Us Less Cool | 5/17/2004 | See Source »

“I think any restriction would not only be impractical, it would be counter-productive,” says former Assistant Attorney General Viet Dinh, who was primarily responsible for assembling the Act in its final form.

Author: By Nathan J. Heller, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Grapples With Patriot Act | 5/12/2004 | See Source »

Joe Klein criticized Condoleezza Rice, President Bush's National Security Adviser, for being impractical in her strategic approach to world issues [April 19]. But Klein is misguided. An impractical thinker looks at the bigger picture, including the larger results of actions. I would take an impractical, big dreamer over someone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 10, 2004 | 5/10/2004 | See Source »

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