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...recent months we have become very much alarmed by the political use of sociobiology by European far-right and neo-fascist groups. The National Front of England, an offspring of the British Union of Fascists, has published a lengthy piece entitled "Sociobiology: The Instincts in Our Genes," which attempts to justify the virulent racism of that organization by means of sociobiological arguments. Unfortunately, this group has achieved significant inroads into British politics. Several groups in France have embarked on a similar route, hoping to use the scientific respectability of the American sociobiologists (prominent among them several Harvard faculty members...
...urge everyone, and especially students and researchers in fields such as anthropology, biology, psychology, and sociology, to examine carefully the appearance of sociobiological ideas in their disciplines. It is not merely a matter of exposing the lack of scientific foundation for these theories. The recent events in Europe show us that it is not that great a leap from quasi-scientific theories in academia to their political application...
...students taking the course didn't have a clue about European history, let alone European polities, the result was a shambles. Since this course also fulfilled the comparative politics requirement for government majors. I was left a little less mystified by the ineptitude of American policy in recent years...
Cambridge Mayor Thomas W. Danehy, nephew of former councilor John D. Lynch, also ran a strong campaign. He had to--many feared the revelation that he hadn't paid his property taxes for a recent year might cost his seat. But, in what one observer called the "phenomenon of the embattled independent," his North Cambridge constituency rallied behind...
...historical note: Yale entered The Game undefeated and untied twice in recent years. In 1974, Harvard took a 21-16 victory and a share of the league title; and in 1968, Harvard "won" The Tie, 29-29, on 16 points in the last 42 seconds...