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...status quo. Tibetans’ demands have not changed, but their oppressor has. As host of the upcoming Olympics, China is in the spotlight. Quickly, Beijing blamed the protests on the Dalai Lama, oddly accused the Tibetans of “reactionary separatism” and of trying to ruin the Olympics, and cut off access to the region, where The Economist was the only foreign media outlet with a correspondent. Silence and government-sponsored news are all we can get from Tibet, so the extent of the repression is left to the imagination...
...academics—his past profession—and politicians, what he is today. “In academic life, false ideas are merely false, and useless ones can be fun to play with,” he wrote. “In political life, false ideas can ruin the lives of millions, and useless ones can waste precious resources.”Coming from a man who recently moved from academia to politics, it’s an argument that can seem uncomfortably self-serving. It’s also one that makes little sense when applied...
...March 2006, Yale’s art collection fell under scrutiny. The Peruvian government sued Yale for the rights to archaeological materials excavated from the Incan ruin Machu Picchu nearly a century ago by explorer and Yale professor Hiram Bingham. In September 2007, the two sides structured an agreement that stipulated that Yale would cede ownership of the artifacts and return many of them to Peru as early as 2009. Yale would, however, be legally permitted to retain certain pieces for 99 years as part of a research collection...
...have a lot of season to be played, and right now our goal is to get to the playoffs and come in second in the conference,” junior Jeff Nathan said. “The loss hurt, but we’re not going to let it ruin the rest of our season. We still have an opportunity to make it to the nationals.”SPRINGFIELD 3, HARVARD 0After the Crimson yielded to the Pride at the beginning of the season, Harvard was looking for revenge on its league rival’s home court...
...transplanted to Austin are as unsympathetic as the couple she shows complaining about the lack of a McDonalds or Wal-Mart nearby. The film doesn’t complicate its environmentalist stance with any substantial consideration of the motives driving people to move to areas like Austin and subsequently ruin them.But the final thirty minutes seemed slow only because the rest of the film is so persuasive. For seventy minutes, it manages to make environmentalists and zoning laws seem compelling. “The Unforeseen” may not explore all of the consequences of urban sprawl, but it should...