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...time, then, to stop money from entering at a different point in the process. As its name suggests, campaign finance reform is premised on the notion that legislators’ actions are largely influenced by who donates to their reelection committees. This is true, but not the whole story. Another equally troubling entry point for corporate influence is in the lawmaking process itself. Interested parties do not merely participate by donating to campaign committees. They hire lobbyists to argue their case with Congress by session. These lobbyists do not convince just due to force of their arguments. Sometimes, yes, they...
Crimson co-captain Jeremy Lin has become a household name this year thanks to a feature in Sports Illustrated, 30 points against UConn, and a current second-place standing in the fan voting for the Bob Cousy Award...
...player is Cornell junior forward Riley Nash, picked 21st two years prior by the Edmonton Oilers. The Crimson boasts five more former draft picks—captain Alex Biega, senior Doug Rogers, junior Matt McCollem, sophomore Alex Killorn, and freshman Alex Fallstrom. (Alex seems to be a good name for Harvard hockey players.) Meanwhile, the Big Red have five more draft picks after Nash...
...That "whoa," is what these contests are all about; and the showbiz impulse behind them drives big-name chefs, who all want to be the person that elicits that breathless gasp of wonderment. It's ego, yes, but it's also the urge of any artist. It's why we're not still eating beef wellington and clams casino. It's why food matters now in a way it didn't 20 years...
...year-old to teach you that you've been a ninny about sports. I've never really enjoyed figure skating that much. Traditionally, I've joined the quadrennial snark parade that accompanies the Olympic event. I've poked fun at the costumes and overwrought facial expressions in the name of "artistry"; I've pictured the judges taking bribes from skating officials right behind the kiss-and-cry curtain...