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...have to, but not if you want to, Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge has just overturned the sentence of Munir Hussein, who chased a burglar down the street and gave him brain damage. The issue is delicate, mediating self-defense and personal revenge; consequentially, there’s an uncertain policy in Britain, and a dubious one in the United States. Self-defense is a priority, but a firm line must be drawn to prevent the burgled from simply taking the law into their own hands...
...forest. Hundreds of Dongria then shared a communal feast of rice and lentils in honor of nature and their deity, the spirit of Niyamgiri. As always, they made offerings of fruit and medicinal plants, reminders of the mountain's bounty, but ended the ceremonies with an acknowledgement of their uncertain future. The Dongria, who number about 8,000, believe that a planned bauxite mine in Niyamgiri threatens their way of life - and they are determined to fight it. This year, for the first time, they opened the ceremonies to outsiders and ended the festival with speeches condemning the mine. Says...
Even in China, autocratic state capitalism has an uncertain future. The story of Asia's economic boom tells us that democracies tend to follow wealth. Asians have demanded more political rights with their expanded economic opportunity. That's what happened in Taiwan, South Korea and Indonesia, all dictatorships turned stable democracies. China believes it can build a full-fledged market economy while leaving its politics unchanged. So far it has. But as China gets richer, can its ruling class survive the forces that undermined autocratic regimes elsewhere in Asia...
Hamburger also e-mailed other Medieval Studies professors at Harvard, encouraging them to write letters to King’s, though he said he is uncertain whether any of his colleagues followed suit...
...spooning some tater tots. You’ve left the class. So then what? If you say “K, bye!” it’s abrupt and awkward. If you try to actually have a conversation, it inevitably gets cut off. So you preempt an uncertain and potentially uncomfortable response with “Let’s do lunch,” and the person automatically agrees. You walk away commitment-free...