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...gloves-off campaigning style of the conservatives seems to be working. Leading Socialist candidates are already talking more about how they'll regroup and reform their party in opposition than about the possibility of victory. And the shrill tone of the UMP campaigning also appears designed to counter any tendency to not bother to vote this time among Sarkozy supporters lulled by his commanding victory in the Presidential race. Although projections indicate France won't equal the stunning 84% participation rate in the Presidential poll, abstention should drop below the 30% barrier for the first time in a legislative election...
...told the crowd that they must remember to show employees “that what’s important to them is important to you” in order to inspire true loyalty.Class of 2007 HBS graduate Ethan R. McCusker said he was surprised by the service-oriented tone of the speech. He added that Chenault’s law degree showed that “there are many different paths to a successful career.” Fellow classmate William D. Kunz also lauded the speech. “It hit the important things, focus on reality and give...
...experienced how the masters set the tone and character for the House, throwing open their doors to host elaborate teas, dessert parties, and fireplace meetings, and infused the community with their warmth, good humor, and erudition. And the Harvard students I have come to know are extraordinary. I mean this not simply in academic terms, but in how creative, passionate, and generous the best of them are, how they manage overwhelming class schedules and long lists of extracurricular activities and still find the time to pursue—and to share with tutors like me—their passion...
...right? Well, any amount of time with Sarkar will introduce you to a thoughtful person who is unafraid to challenge certain paradigmatic assumptions. “Social scientists and policymakers sometimes use data as an indestructible science on which to base policy,” Sarkar says in a tone that hints at a fundamental skepticism. “I want to be someone who is well versed enough in statistics to understand how it can help policy but also well versed and realistic enough to understand its shortcomings.” If you have spent time with a quantatively...
...smart stuff is being drowned out by a fierce, bullying, often witless tone of intolerance that has overtaken the left-wing sector of the blogosphere. Anyone who doesn't move in lockstep with the most extreme voices is savaged and ridiculed-especially people like me who often agree with the liberal position but sometimes disagree and are therefore considered traitorously unreliable. Some of this is understandable: the left-liberals in the blogosphere are merely aping the odious, disdainful-and politically successful-tone that right-wing radio talk-show hosts like Rush Limbaugh pioneered. They are also justifiably furious...