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...book's authors, Charles Murray '65 and the late Harvard Professor Richard Herrnstein, have been called "dangerous" (by The New York Times Magazine), "intellectual racists" (by the author Hugh Pearson), and "Neo-Nazis" (by Jeffrey Rosen and Charles Lane of The New Republic...
Doctors diagnose adults with methods similar to those used with children. Patients are sometimes asked to dig up old report cards for clues to their childhood behavior -- an essential indicator. Many adults seek help only after one of their children is diagnosed. Such was the case with Chuck Pearson of Birmingham, Michigan, who was diagnosed three years ago, at 54. Pearson had struggled for decades in what might be the worst possible career for someone with ADD: accounting. In the first 12 years of his marriage, he was fired from 15 jobs. "I was frightened," says Zoe, his wife...
PERSONALITY OR PATHOLOGY? While Chuck Pearson's problems were extreme, many if not all adults have trouble at times sticking with boring tasks, setting priorities and keeping their minds on what they are doing. The furious pace of society, the strain on families, the lack of community support can make anyone feel beset by ADD. "I personally think we are living in a society that is so out of control that we say, 'Give me a stimulant so I can cope.' " says Charlotte Tomaino, a clinical neuropsychologist in White Plains, New York. As word of ADHD spreads, swarms of adults...
...extended bidding war among giant international media companies. Last week a winner emerged: Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., which acquired nearly two-thirds of the fast-growing, money-losing satellite television service for $525 million. In making the buy, Murdoch beat out Britain's Pearson PLC as well as Americans Time Warner and Turner Broadcasting, which were also rumored to be interested in STAR...
Thomson Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield '53 also objected to the report and the timing of the vote. Reading from a letter from Katherine F. Pearson '93, Mansfield raised concerns about the ability of some students participating in ROTC to pay the full tuition...