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This EU-authored decree has come to pass because of the political carrot of membership in the EU. In truth, though, it has only been the promise of a carrot. Although the EU constantly refers to membership as an eventuality—as a means of rallying support for the confederation—its sincerity is questionable. To what extent is the EU seriously considering the new confederation for admission into the union? Even if it is, by every technical measure, a democracy, can it possibly maintain “rule of law, human rights and respect for minorities?...
...receive campus acceptance, the majority of political activities at Harvard need to be stamped with the label “Democrat.” For example, Republican Club members report that at a recent membership drive in front of the Science Center, passersby routinely made snide comments about the club...
...paltry 200 undergraduates coughed up the nominal dues to belong to the Republican Club this year, and 300 students paid dues to the Harvard College Democrats, according to group officers. Merely 500 students assumed a party label via formal membership in a campus club. Only this seven percent of the undergraduate population was willing to address the vast range of issues that go along with those party labels beyond the “hot three...
...years. Yet most Special Administrative Region residents speak of the horse-racing monopoly not with resentment but with a hint of veneration. When toting up personal possessions signifying ascendance in Hong Kong society, along with the Mercedes-Benz and the house on the Peak goes a Jockey Club membership card. Access to the club's posh dining rooms and exclusive turfside suites is an honor generally reserved for the ?lite, the wealthy and the connected...
...developed an interest in human-rights issues. She has since spent her entire career in the field - until now at the U.N. refugee agency. Her Amnesty term is off to an eventful start, and she's already had some success in her goal of expanding the organization's membership. Her 13-year-old daughter is starting an Amnesty group at school. Q&A TIME: What sympathy do you have for a nation's right to limit or exclude foreigners from its borders? KHAN: Every nation has the sovereign right to control its borders, but nations also have the obligation...