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...Necessity has not been proven, and because it has not been proven I am not prepared to endorse a stance of moral legitimation over Iraq,” he said...
...doubt that increasing competition in the domestic economy will draw what are now very abstract concepts into harsh focus at the local level, bringing high unemployment (at least in the short term) and the chance of social unrest. That is a reality that Japanese society has routinely proven willing to put off at all costs. But Japan might be running out of extensions. As its population begins aging dramatically in the decades ahead, the nation's productivity crisis will become even starker, as far fewer workers will have to perform even more work even more efficiently to maintain the same...
...most of the 1980s, Japan's unique form of bureaucratic capitalism was spectacularly successful. Beginning in the late 1980s, however, the world began to change. International competition has intensified dramatically, trade barriers elsewhere have fallen, China snapped out of its slumber, and Southeast Asia and South Korea have proven that they can match Japan as high-tech manufacturers and exporters. But rather than confront a new competitive landscape head on, Japan still acts as if it is a developing country that needs to be protected...
...solution favored by the liberal European elite has again proven just how out of touch it is with the majority of the people. Rather than restrict immigration to levels their economies can absorb and promote linguistic and cultural integration, the European Union wants to deal with racism by criminalizing “hate speech.” On Nov. 7 the Council of Europe adopted a measure that bans “acts of a racist and xenophobic nature” committed online. While not promoting speech codes, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance issues rhetorical condemnations of xenophobia...
They had faith in Insalaco. After all, as a junior captain, she was a huge leader in Brown’s turnaround last season, taking the Bears from a 4-5-1 start to the national championship game. She was proven in the clutch, having scored the game-winning goals in the ECAC championship and the national semifinals against then-No. 1 Minnesota...