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...oppose mandatory evaluations on perverse ideological grounds—evaluations “introduce the rule of the less wise over the more wise,” according to Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield ’53—it is reasonable to suspect that the vast majority of the professors opting out are simply bad teachers...
...general, it appears that the vast majority of league and team personnel are in favor of a postseason tournament. The sole exception might be the Penn officials—Quakers athletic director Steve Bilsky was quoted in last Friday’s New York Times as stating that the regular season is the fairest determinant of who gets to go to the dance. Penn, of course, has no reason to support a tournament, considering that their talent level is higher than the rest of the league’s, even Princeton’s. The Tigers, who have struggled...
...ever-so-liberal Cambridge, the vast majority of shops have by now replaced “Merry Christmas” with “Season’s Greetings” or “Happy Holidays” in their storefront windows, if they give any indication whatsoever that the holiday shopping season is underway. Their intentions are anything but insidious—eager not to alienate potential customers, merchants have downgraded their well-wishing from mildly religious to totally bland. Unlike government buildings, stores are not required by law to maintain non-denominational decorations, but instead choose...
...research innovations, but they all have the moral responsibility to adopt policies that will promote access to the fruits of their research in the developing world. Universities are also major recipients of public funding, and as such, they owe a return on investment to their primary benefactors. Given their vast public support, why should universities continue to pursue profit-driven policies that impede access to medicines for the poor? Harvard, as the single most powerful academic institution in the world, has an opportunity to take a stand and lead in designing research policies that promote global welfare...
...Barbie-mobiles, the catalogs and camp-outs in Wal-Mart parking lots. Give, if you will, to the needy, and let the pine trees live. Instead, rent the local V.F.W. hall or a hotel ballroom, deck it with boughs of holly, and invite the entire town for a vast blowout. O.K., it won't bring world peace. But if we have this primordial capacity for collective...