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Does the title of Government 1060, “The History of Ancient and Medieval Political Philosophy” refer to the course's placement in the FAS catalogue (just before Government 1061, “The History of Modern Political Philosophy”) or to instructor Harvey C-Minus Mansfield's birth-year...
...stores and acquiring prized goods at discounted prices. If you stop a middle-class female and say to her, "Here's a list of 100 items in the grocery store. Tell me the prices," she will be able to tell you the prices on 100 common items, plus or minus...
...year-old San Francisco lawmaker is an aggressive, hyperpartisan liberal pol who is the Democrats' version of Tom DeLay, minus the ethical and legal problems of the former Republican House leader. To condition Democrats for this fall's midterm elections, she has employed tactics straight out of DeLay's playbook: insisting other House Democrats vote the party line on everything, avoiding compromise with Republicans at all cost and mandating that members spend much of their time raising money for colleagues in close races. And she has been effective. House Democrats have been more unified in their voting than...
...year-old's commanding frame is the gravitas of tradition. Considered by many to be the world's oldest wind instrument, the didgeridoo has been played at Aboriginal ceremonies for thousands of years. But what Barton calls "the most simple instrument in the world-just a branch of tree minus termites," is radically new to the classical stage. "It's one of those things where, if you put something out in the universe and you really, really want it, it eventually comes back," says the northwest-Queensland-born, Brisbane-based Barton. "I remember sitting in the old car in Mount...
...score is still even after the 30 minutes of extra time, I suggest that the team that drew fewer red and yellow penalty cards be awarded the victory. John Miller London Taylor said that George Orwell described sport in the mid-1940s as "war minus the shooting" but that today Orwell's ghost "would probably diagnose not an exercise in disguised nationalism but a series of deceptions practiced on a credulous public." Most sporting events have indeed gained an ill reputation for doping, bribery, hot tempers and even violence. The Olympics, football, cycling, tennis and horse racing have lost...