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...Among America?s unlucky families were those whose kin ran afoul of New York State?s Rockefeller Drug Laws, established in 1973, mandating that a person found possessing or selling a certain amount of marijuana, cocaine or heroin would receive a sentence of at least 15 years, not subject to a judge?s emendation. Forty-eight states now have these laws, whose enforcement stocks the nation?s prisons with hundreds of thousands of nonviolent offenders...
...intransigence. John Githongo, appointed by Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki to root out corruption, ended up fleeing the country after exposing what he called “looting and grand corruption.” The best way to encourage and sustain the work of whistleblowers is to subject the government to thoroughgoing media scrutiny.Finally, focusing on press freedom emphasizes the power of indigenous groups to reform a country, instead of depending on continuous intervention and supervision by foreign governments. The failure of foreign aid provides a useful parallel. Constant and reliable inflows of foreign cash crowd out native...
...academic honesty has turned into an inquisition, but TurnItIn.com helps to make sure that at least all work is treated the same way,” Goodman wrote in an e-mail. “Or rather,” she added, “that all work is subject to the same scrutiny, because it’s still up the professor to decide how to proceed if or when the program identifies a problem.”At Westside, according to Goodman, “all the teachers loved it, because it meant that they were able...
...they have been able to reconcile their religion with their sex lives. “I feel like the general feeling is that the conversation went from the very conservative to the very liberal,” Jennifer T. Morse ’07 said. “The subject of premarital sex generated the most debate.” “I thought it was a great discussion. It’s nice to see people at Harvard informed about this subject and talking about it in an open setting,” said Mandy L. Gable...
...will focus on them. In 2004, John Kerry had a healthcare plan that would have helped the most vulnerable and lowered costs for businesses—all at a fairly low price to the taxpayer. The Republicans almost never talked about it; Democrats couldn’t change the subject. Of course, it’s not always possible to put Democratic issues on the agenda. In 2004, foreign policy had a strong claim on voter attention. But if Democrats want to switch the focus of debate, they’re eventually going to have to try something that...