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...Sept. 11, the anniversary of one of the greatest challenges this country has faced--would be devoted to the ServiceNation Presidential Candidates Forum at Columbia University. In their first joint appearance since becoming the official nominees of their parties, John McCain and Barack Obama would separately and in turn discuss their vision for national service--and how they would try to inspire the country with that vision. It is a tribute to their commitment to this issue that they both agreed to participate in the event with only seven weeks to go before Election Day. In back-to-back interviews...
...What will this cost me? You and your fellow U.S. taxpayers are now formally on the hook for up to $200 billion in guarantees to Fannie and Freddie. That figure doesn't actually mean a whole lot--if housing prices begin to stabilize, Treasury could turn a profit on the deal; if the meltdown accelerates, it might not stop at $200 billion...
...understand your social naïveté, which is why we offer you a suggestion: Just grab a GPS-enabled iPhone and map a course to that massive cluster of your “new friends” wandering the Yard. Better yet, buy a hundred iPhones and turn them on right now in your dorm room—the party’s right here, y’all! If you’re wondering what student groups to get involved with, it’s fairly straightforward. Do you find this prose disdainful in a manner that...
When asked whether she thinks race is a social construction or a biological trait—a contentious issue in her field—she said, “Whenever there’s a big fight like this, I turn into an anthropologist and sit in the back and watch...
...with a measure of satisfaction, just as Thoreau proudly tabled his cheap expenses. In a part of the country where highway signs ward off drunk driving by arguing “you can’t afford it,” this lack of luxury doesn’t turn any heads...