Word: willfully
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Even 5-year-olds know that when counting anything - toes, fingers or years - we begin with one, not zero. The first decade of this millennium began with the year 2001, and the last year of the first decade of this millennium will be next year, 2010. The millennium began with...
I wept uncontrollably at Mr. Serwer's lament about the U.S.'s dismal decade. The hopeful last paragraph raised my spirits, however, knowing that with so many trump cards on its side, the home of the brave and the land of the free will rise again to plunder the planet...
Let's hope that those with an overabundance of "things" will recognize that because of a pervasive sense of entitlement, many have lost all they worked for. Maybe as a nation we will develop a conscience and realize the harm we've done.
Out in the real world, professionals who construct bridges, buildings, even houses must be licensed, to encourage adherence to stringent technical, legal and ethical standards. Ignoring the rules can result in losing one's job. Why? Because if these things are constructed poorly, people will get hurt. Wall Street is...
Christopher Caldwell's Viewpoint on Judge Sonia Sotomayor and affirmative action reflected a lack of insight. I graduated recently as the only Latina in my medical-school class, and understand, in a way Caldwell will never be able to, that the stories of President Obama, Sotomayor and myself are possible...