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...architects of the attack, like Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, have been captured; others, like Osama, have not. But Moussaoui is the only one to come to trial, to smirk and yawn and taunt and defy those who confront him. It may be satisfying to make him a surrogate for the smarter, more elusive enemies still out there, and pour down onto him all our restless rage and aching loss...
Which brings me to the question: Is the average Harvard student smarter than a chimp...
...methods employed in the prison at Guantánamo and warrantless eavesdropping on phone calls. It is a typical liberal attitude to criticize and second-guess the government's tactics in the war against terrorism. Thank God the media do not dictate U.S. policy and the general public is smarter than you are. Sam Thomas New Hyde Park, New York...
...some students have difficulty showing what they know in a standardized test format. There are countless stories of students improving 200 or more points on the SAT, either with or without extra preparation. According to the logic of standardized tests, this means that these students are 12.5 percent smarter than before the course, that they have gained immense knowledge from practicing analogies repeatedly. This, however, seems improbable. In many ways, knowledge cannot be measured by filling in bubbles for three hours—especially in the humanities and social sciences. Even ignoring the fact that the tests are inherently flawed...
STICK TO THE SITE. If you receive a response inviting you to do business outside eBay or whatever site you're using, the smart move is to decline. Even smarter: don't enter into a correspondence...