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...times of stress. Culturally, it is common to hear of latent potential being uncovered in the wake of challenge and adversity, capabilities not even close to being fully realized until they are tested. In ordinary contexts—taking a difficult exam, for instance, or running in a competitive race??self-discovery is a positive thing. In the context of government performance, however, it is ironic and inappropriate. Lives should not have to be lost before an administration feels inspired to do its best...
Rather than representing an aversion to peoples of another race??interaction between races is too recent for such a response to have evolved—the results suggest that “humans might have evolved a more general preparedness to fear others who were dissimilar to them or who otherwise appeared not to belong to their social group, because such individuals were more likely to pose a threat,” according to the study...
...race, Harvard took a one-seat lead from Princeton immediately after the start. In the teams’ previous meetings—a dual race at Lake Carnegie and the Eastern Sprints final—Harvard had been unable to take any sort of lead from Princeton in the race??s first 500 meters...
...Harvard varsity took the inside lane, with Cornell, Yale, and Navy lining up to the right of the Crimson. Yale jumped out of the start with a three-seat advantage over Harvard, Big Red, and the Midshipmen, although all six boats maintained contact with one another in the race??s first 1,000 meters. The Bulldogs widened their margin to a near boat length by 800 meters down. Harvard and Cornell exchanged seats in the attempt to catch Yale, creeping up on the Bulldogs as the boats reached the midway mark...
...Yale and Cornell had an incredible race,” said senior varsity six-seat Dave Stephens. “That’s anyone’s race??a coin flip...