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...mails and thoughts are available for public and potentially venomous scrutiny. Further, the power that blogs such as Gawker and Above the Law have to publicly tarnish reputations is disconcerting. Despite their existence in a journalistic grey area, bloggers should be held more accountable for the power that they wield and, as such, must act responsibly...
...voice and guitar, with a sheer power new to Marling’s work. And when she issues such commands as “Hold your devil by his spoke / And spin him to the ground,” Marling’s lyrics also prove to wield an impressive force. Such compelling arrangements have an energizing effect, and the track is a telling precursor to the other particularly invigorating songs on “I Speak Because...
While years have passed since Ellison was last paid to wield a gun, he has not lost his affinity for the profession and those who hold...
...seven-member Corporation has largely retained the same structure since 1640. Members still serve for life and wield great influence over the University’s direction. Most importantly, the Corporation has sole hiring and firing power over University presidents, an important role in an era when Harvard’s presidents have served as public figures...
...order based on the superiority of the Chinese civilization will eventually become hierarchical. A still insecure and internally weak China has largely pursued win-win economic relationships to appease a nervous region. But if its domestic example is anything to go by - where the authority of the CCP to wield power and control resources is absolute and dissent is harshly treated - a dominant Middle Kingdom might show little future restraint in the relentless quest to enhance China's national power...