Word: legacyism
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I know enough of American history to be skeptical of the establishment and its willingness to open itself up to competition—hello there, legacy admissions!—and I’m thus wary of those who argue that our society is already a meritocratic paradise. I?...
Arguably, there are benefits that come with preferring legacies and athletes, but these come at the cost of not only rejecting well qualified Asian applicants but also admitting a more diverse candidate pool. Karabel reports in “The Chosen” that 40 percent of legacies were admitted...
As a possible fix-it legacy project for his presidency, George W. Bush is returning to Social Security, the retirement program that continues to slide toward insolvency. Meet the new key players in the Social Security game, including a surprising presidential appointee who could outmaneuver the ascendant Democrats. [This article...
Who best to choreograph all this? Jim Baker. The Iraq Study Group, which he chairs with Lee Hamilton, plans to recommend a process along these lines, and his associates say that Baker would be willing to help implement it as a special envoy if the President offers him enough authority...
And doctors are hoping it stays that way. But ARVs are powerful drugs, and scientists are still learning what taking them for decades does to developing minds and bodies. Dr. Rohan Hazra at the National Institutes of Health has been following patients like Daniels since their birth. He is on...