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...earlier version of this story neglected to mention John McCain's sponsored listing...
...crushing poverty, hostile neighbors, secessionist movements-is one of the great stories of our time. It is also one of the least understood. Why has democracy taken root in India, when it has failed to survive in so many other countries in the Middle East and Africa-not to mention in Pakistan, which was part of India until 1947? The exact answer may defy analysis, but Guha's new book provides important clues on how a democracy is built and sustained-making it mandatory reading for public-policy planners throughout the world...
...editors, Institute of Politics members, Hoopes Prize winners, and Harvard insignia-wearing dormmates playing hula-hoop and capture-the-flag looked like an invasion of gang-bangers. One black male professor also reported that he has been asked for identification so often that he would hardly have thought to mention it, though it does make him feel that he does not belong. He summarizes the attitude of many whites as follows: “When you are an unfamiliar black man, you are by definition a threatening black man.” Thus, to some Harvard students, a black male...
...between the dative nouns and passive periphrastic constructions, McNamara, a native of northern Michigan, will mention “Han Solo” and “Chewbacca...
...Part of this isolation can be traced to the technicality of science. It’s a lot easier (not to mention interesting) to discuss literary and political theory over dinner with the blockmates than it is to discuss that awesome enzyme mechanism from Chem...