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...Powers??who would not confirm that the Hasty Pudding, Chabad, and the Bee were the only three bidders—said that the decision-making process is unusually lengthy because the choice will undoubtedly have “an impact on some group at Harvard, if not more than one group...
...choice to consider, as it exerts great strategic influence in South America, both militarily and environmentally (a growing global-security issue). Most clearly, however, Germany and Japan must be considered for permanent membership. The Security Council’s post-1945 composition obviously does not include those defeated Axis powers??Germany was not even one country for decades after the council formed. The geopolitical balance of the world, however, has changed since then. Germany is again a leader of Europe in population, economic clout, and—perhaps for a first time—peacekeeping efforts. When European...
Midway through “Generosity,” Richard Powers?? stunning new novel, the charming businessman and geneticist Robert Kurton participates in a public debate with an unnamed novelist. The subject: genetic enhancement of human beings. The shy author begins, awkwardly reading from a prewritten speech. But his argument is complex, as Powers writes, “The writer’s thought is so dense that every clause tries to circle back for another try before plunging on.” Even the narration has trouble following the train of thought. Kurton takes stage, joking...
...decision was made now instead of a year ago, Powers?? response: "They don’t make these decisions overnight. They do studies." Code for "Oh crap, the economy is burning! Let's cut half an hour worth of salaries and power costs per day!"? We think...
...responsibilities, two years after the position’s inception, remained unclear. And while a stated focus of Smith’s administrative review has been to specify those responsibilities—his handout at the Faculty meeting included a specific list of the deans’ new budgetary powers??he also stated that there would need to be time to vet the new system...