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...beehives of productive activity. No one ever saw Ozzie Nelson or Ward Cleaver at work, and the Cheers gang spent endless seasons gossiping over their beers in Boston. But even on Cheers, half the regulars at least worked for a living wage. And there was always something purposeful about Norm's and Cliff's drinking. Trying to forget your troubles...
...disturbed by the acceptance of Mr. Limbaugh, not because of his views or his ardent partisanship, or even his framing of facts to suit his agenda. Such is the norm everywhere, from Sunday morning talk shows to the floor of the House. Limbaugh is dangerous is in affirmations of a silent conspiracy to undermine the well-being of America by liberal-elites. These "left-wing counterculturists" are supposedly well-educated professionals who have infiltrated the media, government and academia. Limbaugh has yet to explain the scope of their conspiracy, but in recent weeks he has held them responsible...
Because it is difficult, if not impossible, to live comfortably on the East Coast while earning less than six figures, anything that could conceivably jeopardize a future career and minimize earning potential, is to be strenuously avoided. As a result, risk-averse behavior becomes the dispiriting norm in universities everywhere...
...look at the case of X, a recent graduate student here at Harvard, who had been doing some theoretical work that deviated from the norm and in the process had ruffled some departmental feathers. X, a purist who was convinced that good work was all that was needed to triumph was neither very diplomatic nor politically savvy and not overly concerned with massaging egos...
...that doesn't mean that fundraising at Harvard always goes along expected lines. Two of Harvard's most famous and significant gifts came about in very different ways from the norm...