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...politically smart for President Bush to avoid declaring that he is unequivocally opposed to affirmative action. But in this case, his actions speak louder than his words. Bush’s conception of “affirmative action” would outlaw universities’ only proven, effective way of achieving the crucial value of diversity in their student bodies...
...substantially the same as Harvard’s; it merely quantifies the factors that Harvard considers. In a point system, applicants still compete directly against one another for the same spots using the same criteria, and there need be no minimum quota set on the number of minorities. To outlaw the use of race in a point system would mean that many universities would be powerless to use affirmative action merely because of logistical deficiencies—making it impossible for some schools to actually realize the benefit of having a diverse student body...
...SUGGEST PEOPLE ARE MORE AWARE OF BAD MANNERS THESE DAYS. ANY EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE GOING TOO FAR TO MODIFY RUDE BEHAVIOR? People are more and more using the law to outlaw behavior that is merely annoying or disgusting. Cities are legislating against cell phones and smoking. To use the law to control that kind of behavior gives us a lot less freedom. Etiquette is voluntary. Its enforcement arm is disapproval...
...Anti-smoking advocates Smoke 'em if you got 'em; just not in this state: Voters approved measures to outlaw smoking in enclosed workplaces, including restaurants, in Florida and raise Arizona's cigarette tax from 58 cents to $1.18 per pack...
...that North Korea ranks among the armed and dangerous “outlaw regimes” led by a “murderous tyrant,” however, Bush cannot seem to draw distinctions fast enough. Where we were told two weeks ago that only our righteous military might could save us, the administration now calls for a “peaceful resolution” in North Korea. Before news of North Korea, Bush warned that “our security requires that we confront both [terror cells and outlaw regimes], and the United States military is capable of confronting...