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...finished to do so. It is indeed the Federalist Society’s skulking, furtive handling of the event—misleading the public about a cancellation “due to a scheduling conflict” while convening elsewhere in secret, refusing to stand behind their speaker and face legitimate dissent in the customary manner—that is perhaps most encouraging. As the show trials of various “bad apples” continue, those who cultivate them are honored with speaking engagements. But the evident shame of everyone involved in the Bybee appearance...
...government than Yushchenko. That would likely undermine the President's drive to integrate Ukraine more closely with the West, toward an eventual aim of membership in the European Union. Instead, Ukraine would once more align itself with Moscow. "This is a very special election," says Volodymyr Lytvyn, the Rada speaker and leader of the centrist People's Bloc. "At stake is whether Ukraine has passed the point of no return to its so recent authoritarian past." The orange government came to power promising fundamental change that would make such a return impossible. And to an extent it has delivered...
...power of small signals. "It's not so much what I say, but what you hear," he says. One of his most effective demonstrations--the one that has left even mighty CEOs stammering--has him role-playing a guy who is less and less interested in what a speaker is saying. "When you do this," Young says of the exercise, "you see performance change right on the spot...
...tolerate alternate viewpoints without allowing infantile instincts to govern their behavior. Those who claim an equivalent right of expression in tearing down the posters have a horribly impoverished notion of this right. Free speech is about the free exchange of ideas. It is not about shouting down a speaker, burning a book, or tearing down a legitimately placed poster. Hopefully, we will not see a day on this campus when the right of free speech deteriorates into some form of might is right competition. We hope that students who disagree with the HRL’s poster campaign seek more...
...there are several areas under discussion. One is that there should be a sort of coordinating National Security Council that will bring the key four elements-the presidency, the prime minister, the deputy, the speaker, and the leader of the courts. Plus, representatives from other blocs that form the government but don't hold one of these positions. This council would coordinate policies...