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This is a risk Charles--or the country--may not wish to take. Outsiders may regard the monarchy as a gilded anachronism, the mere guardian of a glorified theme park offering more pomp than circumstance. But that ignores the monarchy's role as part of the warp and woof of the fabric of British life and institutions. Opinion polls may show that the monarchy's popularity waxes and wanes, but there is no evidence that the country has turned decisively against its Queen or her heir...
...transgendered people, who as of now have no legal recourse against discrimination, as they are excluded from the University non-discrimination policy. Nationally, we are fighting for the freedom of sexual expression in a country where anti-sodomy laws are still on the books in many states. When we regard symbolic marriage in the context of the larger picture of lesbian and gay issues, we begin to see that marriage is not a radical agenda at all. When and if I stop worrying about job and housing discrimination and anti-lesbian and gay violence, then and only then will...
...officers are retrained each week, with each officer required to come back for a two-day refresher every 18 months, beginning in 1998. Physical trainers and martial-arts experts regard the program so highly that even the Navy Seals send officers to it. Dossey calls it "the most ambitious arrest-control training program you'll find...
...middle class must be bribed to allow the government to do anything for the poor. For instance, they will not support subsidized school lunches for poor kids unless their own children also get cheap food. But the real reason is that everyone who gets a government benefit comes to regard it as a sacred right that must never be taken away. Or reduced. Or even increased less rapidly. Witness the screaming after a panel of economists suggested the consumer price index overstates inflation. Why? Adjusting the index would lead to smaller future increases in benefits (including Social Security) tied...
...insisted that she be satisfied because he'd found another tape he'd lost. Anne noted that Kim is (now) willing to compromise with regard to relationships. On our Israel trip, Kim was involved with a genuinely nice, albeit somewhat socially backward guy. Clearly her boyfriend-standard has changed, presumably along with her needs...