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...between the intelligentsia and the ruling gentlemen's club, and most people more often than not feel neglected by those on either side of the canyon. Various institutions are capable of bridging the gap in socially beneficial ways--universities, for example. As a prominent university political organization, the IOP ought to give more thought to its role on campus. Chump or champ: will the IOP degenerate into club for self-affected future senators and celebrity journalists, or will it remain a forum for the exchange of meaningful ideas? ERRON W. TITUS...
...light of the scarcity of reliable evidence in this case, we must resist the temptation to rush to judgment. We as a citizenry ought to follow the admirable example set by members of Congress from both parties and allow the investigation to proceed. Let us uphold the principle of innocent until proven guilty...
...case for Drudge--who complacently says his reports are 80% accurate--is that there ought to be a middle ground between the highest standards and none at all. And the Internet, which can be sort of halfway between a private conversation and formal publication, is a good place for that middle ground. The middle ground, of course, should be acknowledged as such, either explicitly or by convention. People should understand that the information they get this way is middling quality--better than what their neighbor heard at the dry cleaner's but not as good as the New York Times...
Unfortunately, it's not so simple. In our politics today, there is much less distortion of the public will than commonly believed. The American people, in most cases, get what they want. Whether they ought to is another question...
...Colleges ought to improve market informationand public accountability. "More useful, accurate,timely, and understandable" information on howmuch it costs to educate each student and thetypes of aid that are available should be madepublic...