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The study, “A Modest Proposal: Privacy as a Flawed Rational for the Exclusion of Gays and Lesbians from the U.S. Military,” was published in the Fall 2002 edition of International Security, which subscribers received last month.
“I think he is keen to ease himself in,” MacFarquhar said, noting that he thinks Kirby may want to look at the broader needs of the Faculty before committing to specific appointments. “At the moment, it is a rational approach to...
He emphasized the University’s commitment to “fostering respect, civility, and rational discourse,” in the event of war. However, Summers said he anticipated legislation such as the USA PATRIOT Act to challenge the University’s values of openness and trust...
Creationists are laughable—most people with a semi-rational approach to the world and half a brain will agree on that. To engage the particulars of the creationist position is to implicitly grant it a level of credibility and legitimacy that it does not deserve.
...product just because it comes with a free daffodil," Circus says. "When it's a product they wouldn't want or wouldn't buy without [the daffodil], that makes it an improper decision." Heaven forbid that the consumers be allowed to decide this question for themselves. Whatever the rationale, the European Commission has proposed sweeping away this patchwork of national restrictions and replacing them with a uniform set of lighter rules that would require retailers to provide specific details about the promotion, such as the date it ends and any special conditions, and take steps to protect minors. The Commission...