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Niall Ferguson's vision of 9/11 from the perspective of 25 years hence was fascinating [Sept. 11]. He was wise to note that elections are not a panacea for the problems of the Islamic world. Ferguson's vision of the U.S. restored to relevance by old-fashioned economic transformation was compelling. We face the challenge of combatting Islamic terrorism while creating a sustainable world economy. We must be able to meet current needs while preserving adequate resources and the environment for our grandchildren. Our economic goals may seem less urgent, but failing to meet them could be disastrous and create...
...some people believe that this is not enough. By some mysterious consensus students seem to agree that Harvard lacks any sense of Community – a term written with a capital C and whispered with reverence – and that it needs to (somehow) create this panacea for all social and moral ills on campus. The argument goes that if only students felt at home in a campus-wide or house-based social group, they would cease to be workaholic/alcoholic wrecks, and become happy social creatures. Such an environment, so they say, would draw the geeks...
...even squalor was laid out on the grand scale), are so ill-matched, the happy ending is either a reversal or a strenuous act of Hollywood's wishful thinking. Presenting the hard facts of postwar accommodation, then glossing over them, was MGM's way of offering a panacea, or placebo, to millions of men back from the war, wondering if they were returning to the best years of their lives...
...week researchers, concerned by the commercial hype, met once again at NIH headquarters in Bethesda, Md. While reiterating their earlier counsel on daily intake, they sought to "bring calcium down a peg or two," in the words of one, and to caution against unbridled enthusiasm. "Calcium is not a panacea for osteoporosis," declares Washington University's Dr. William Peck, who was a leader at both gatherings. "The ads promise more than calcium is going to deliver...
Members of Congress have been scrambling lately to tell Americans that there are no quick and easy fixes to high gas prices. "There is not a panacea of short-term solutions to the [gasoline] price situation today because it's a demand-driven price," said House Energy Committee chairman Joe Barton, Republican from Texas, at a news conference Wednesday. House Ways and Means committee member Rep. Jim McCrery of Louisiana concurred: "I don?t think there?s any magic political solution." And Congressman Adam Putnam of Florida, a member of the House Republican leadership, says that at a bipartisan House...