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When U.S. steelmakers raise the bogeyman of unfair foreign competition, one firm they have in mind is POSCO of South Korea, which last year passed Japan's Nippon Steel to become the world's top producer. Churning out 27.8 million tons of steel products, POSCO earned $620 million, with exports accounting for 25% of revenues. But does it owe its competitive edge to government handouts? Its ties to Seoul are certainly cozy, and its exports still face countervailing duties abroad, to offset subsidies it received years ago. But analysts say POSCO now operates independently and succeeds through smart management...
...wake of recent commitments to diversity by both University President Lawrence H. Summers and Provost Steven E. Hyman, many students would like to see progress in the form of a strong and formal commitment to ethnic studies. It is unfair that students currently interested in ethnic studies have no tutorials to learn its methodology, no coordinated advising, no set curriculum and a limited selection of disconnected courses. To address these problems, several principal changes must be made. The ad-hoc Committee on Ethnic Studies should be elevated to a standing committee. A Latino and Latin American Studies, Native-American studies...
According to Peretz Professor of Yiddish Literature Ruth R. Wisse, Summers’ straightforwardness may put him at an unfair political disadvantage...
Moreover, Lasaga should receive the same treatment as other prisoners. His requests for reading material and scientific supplies should be considered according to the pre-existing rules of the prison where he is to be imprisoned. To make exceptions based on his admittedly keen intellect would be unfair to the other inmates. With any luck Lasaga will use his extended incarceration to think about the severe consequences of his crimes. He should reflect that the tragedy in this case is, of course, not that the American justice system has dashed his glittering geological career, but that a young...
Your use of the phrase "mostly Hindu" is unfair to secular and democratic India when you compare it with "mostly Muslim" Pakistan, where Islam is the official religion. India's population is 12% Muslim, giving it nearly as many Muslims as Pakistan. Many Indian Muslims have thrived and excelled in every field. If Kashmir becomes independent, it is sure to invite troublemakers from all over. If there is a chance to hold genuine elections in a quiescent Kashmir, it will be a triumph of democracy, secularism and multiethnic nationalism. VENKATRAJA U. RAO Bombay...