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...takes is a modicum of intelligence [to defend ourselves],” he said. “We have the Fourth Amendment and strict evidentiary requirements...
...Delisle has a deep reservoir of compassion for the people he encounters in this nation of inmates. Even his strict translators and guides, who are gently gibed throughout the book, are depicted in an engagingly human light. Shortly before leaving he takes a bottle of cognac meant for the head of the animation studio and gives it to his grumpy guide, Mr. Sin, who is ecstatic. "One of the few moments of real joy I witnessed," Delisle writes...
After high-profile alleged frauds like Refco's and another this summer at hedge fund Bayou Management, where managers shut down the firm without notice, the call for strict oversight is growing. Largely unregulated investment pools for institutions and the wealthy, hedge funds make big bets--up or down--on stocks, bonds, commodities and currencies. Officials are investigating trading records at 35 institutions as part of their probe into naked short selling. And starting in February, hedge-fund advisers must register with...
...recount a story of fraternity rush week my freshman year at UCLA. Parallel to the many complaints that final clubs receive about unfair perks exclusive to men, the girls at UCLA protested as frats found new and exciting ways to persuade men to join while the sororities had a strict “lemon-water only” policy. What did the frats offer, one might ask? Lobster dinners at a trendy L.A. restaurant? A trip to New York City? No. They offered free In-N-Out cheeseburgers. And if they really wanted you, they might even have splurged...
...Study of Societies” requirement with three very specific courses, it is likely that the best, most easily accessible courses will be those designed with the general education requirement in mind. This is the essential genius of the committee’s recommendations. Short of imposing a strict “Great Books” style program on all incoming students, there is no way to ensure that Harvard students will acquire a sufficiently broad body of knowledge by anyone’s standards. The only recourse, then, is exactly the one the committee suggests: make sure courses intended...