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...Media coverage of his campaign? It's a "black out to keep the black out." Of course, liberal candidates have long likened this or that policy to slavery, leveraging that special American moral vulnerability to attack altogether unrelated pieces of legislation, as Keyes does. It's a powerful rhetorical tool, and the appeal to blacks from the party of Lincoln is too often missing. But if these arguments draw votes, they aren't coming from African-Americans. "There are certain elements within the black community who find it interesting that a black person can step forward and say these things...

Author: By Rachel P. Kovner, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: This Man Is Running For President: What Alan Keyes Learned at Harvard | 2/3/2000 | See Source »

...administration uses it as a disciplinary tool to silence anyone it deems offensive," he says. "There's a cloud of uncertainty around what's acceptable that chills free inquiry and open dialogue...

Author: By Nathaniel L. Schwartz and Alixandra E. Smith, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Locus of Conduct: Why Brown Speaks Carefully and Why Harvard Speaks Freely | 2/2/2000 | See Source »

...mentions the name Charles Dickens and the only book by this author known to have survived, albeit in mutilated form: "The novel is entitled On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection by Charles D--. The rest of the name has been gouged out by some crude tool and the phrase 'Vile Stuff!' written in a dye-based substance." Plato praises Dickens' comic inventiveness in creating something called evolution and puts Origin on a par with Don Quixote in its depiction of a totally deluded fictional hero...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Ahead to the Past | 1/31/2000 | See Source »

...grip on the Web. "We're not going to go out and buy magazines or other traditional content things," Gates told the WEF crowd. "Instead, I think there's room for a company whose main goal is to create software and allow that software to be a very empowering tool." By keeping its management energies narrowly focused on software, Microsoft could continue its dominance in the operating system and web software markets. In any case, Microsoft's management style, a delicate balance between top-heavy control of product content and maverick innovation in the trenches, would be impossible to maintain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gates' Hands-Off Not a Sign of a Relaxed Grip | 1/31/2000 | See Source »

...could prove to be profitable. While no other major banks have so far indicated a willingness to follow Chase's lead, that will surely change if the bank can leverage its new hassle-free status into a marketing tool. All things being equal, it's hard to imagine anyone not choosing the bank that shields them from name-butchering telemarketers trying to push life insurance or investment "opportunities." The reform drew immediate praise from consumer groups, including the Consumers Union and the ACLU, which, in the wake of computerization, have increasingly focused on protecting the privacy of personal data...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Now Your Teller Could Be Less of a Tell-All | 1/28/2000 | See Source »

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