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...challenge Matory and his political cronies to show a history of supporting the free speech rights of those they disagree with. Has Matory defended the right of Professor James D. Watson, whose despicable theories of racial inferiority resulted in the cancellation of his speech at Rockefeller University? I, and many other genuine civil libertarians, have long histories of defending the free speech rights of those we most despise. I supported the right of Nazis to march in Skokie, Ill forty years ago. I opposed the cancellation of a speech by Tom Paulin, who advocated the murder of Israelis. I defended...
...issue at the heart of our drought is a lack of rain," she was wrong. The issue is a lack of water, and the best way to retain more is to consume less--with less lawn-sprinkling, car-washing, irrigating and sprawl. At Perdue's vigil, the Rev. Gil Watson acknowledged that "we have not been good stewards of our water," and even Perdue suggested that God was trying to "get our attention" for failing to do "all we could do in conservation...
...quite so bad,” Brants said. “There was a high-velocity breeze on Saturday, and on Sunday, the wind direction was shifty and very variable.” That variable wind had its biggest effect on the A-division team of captain skipper Megan Watson and freshman crew Meghan Wareham, who struggled to an 11th-place finish. “There was a little bit of chop, and the conditions were different than what we’re used to,” Brants said. “Overall, we sailed well...
...boring atmosphere anchored in the past. (I doubt most of us stay up late at night worrying about having too many Nobel Prize winners at our next kegger.) Other advice is simply useless, such as “Don’t Take Up Golf.” Watson does occasionally hit the mark, but his pronouncements mostly induce eye-rolling and a fervent desire to know why a man who has done so much in his life could not come up with more lessons that are actually useful...
...From the advice at the end of the chapters, Watson draws the book’s title, “Avoid Boring People.” Watson gives this piece of advice twice in the book, the first time advising people to avoid others who are boring, and the second time advising people not to be boring themselves. It’s hard to help feeling that Watson himself could do better on the second count...