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...meet their new boss. They were all senior staff members of the New York Public Library and, not knowing who the new president might be, they were all edgy. For one thing, who could possibly replace Vartan Gregorian, the charismatic fund raiser who had led them out of fiscal ruin? And, of more immediate concern, should they have a drink while waiting? Perhaps not. After all, a leading contender was known to be Timothy S. Healy, a Jesuit priest. Sure enough, when the door opened, the big, bulky man who entered was wearing a Roman collar. Silence. He walked into...
...when almost every pundit wrings his hands in despair at low voter turnout -- some even feel obliged to propose creative schemes to induce people to vote -- I am left totally unmoved. Low voter turnout means that people see politics as quite marginal to their lives, as neither salvation nor ruin. That is healthy. Low voter turnout is a leading indicator of contentment. For a country founded on the notion that that government is best that governs least, it seems entirely proper that Americans should in large numbers register a preference against politics by staying home on Election...
...voiced his disagreements with me in incisive fashion. Any kind of convergence is out of the question. The West is caught up in materialism and permissiveness. Socialism may turn out to be its final ruin. Our leaders are soulless robots who have latched onto power and the good life and won't let go until forced...
...choose Harvard-Radcliffe just because it chose you? Not because it was the best school for you, but because it was the hardest to get into? Well, now you're here. Don't let the lure of a concentration's selection process ruin your academic life...
...Federal Government is just out to ruin your life. Not just your life but your depositors', and bondholders in American Continental Corp. who mistakenly assumed their investments were federally insured...