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...room—and it’s just his pose. But it’s fairly disconcerting to a freshman trying desperately to impress him and make a fairly intelligent point to the president of the school and the world’s expert on this topic...
...pressure was on when the Saskatchewan native—who is writing a paper about her provincial government—met with Summers to discuss her topic...
...longtime friend from summer camp, now at Boston College, is a philosophy major and an experienced debater, and he loves to argue. Traditionally, our conversations last for a good five minutes, until the pleasant banter gives way to the introduction of a serious topic, be it politics, education, sex or money—but it’s usually politics. At this point my friend’s posture will straighten, his face will harden, and his voice will drop several pitches. As he begins to outline his points like essay paragraphs—the in-depth history...
...does, first and foremost, in every stump speech. Very quickly he turns to pummeling the President about "$3 trillion worth of tax cuts for his wealthy contributors." Indeed, "jobs"--shorthand for the 3 million jobs lost during the Bush Administration--turns out to be camouflage for an even hotter topic: the rampaging privileges that the corporate elites have won during the past three years. This is Dean's real theme, a unified-field theory of Republican depravity. Jobs, the elderly, the economy, budget discipline, the environment--all have suffered because of Bush's crony capitalism. Dean recently produced a fabulous...
...might be best titled “college expertise.” I’m always skeptical, though intrigued, by the college students or recent graduates who write such “how to” guides, especially the guides that don’t address a specific topic but instead provide a fluffy overview of college life from a single perspective...