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...takes his official appointments veryseriously He'll play a very active role," saidSteven M. Wise, the third member of the blueribbon commission and an animal welfare lawyer...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: Lab Animal Official Appointed | 5/9/1990 | See Source »

...says he doubts the HRC will be able to draw a large following with such conservative views on social issues. "Any views that don't adhere to their Judeo-Christian ethics are considered morally depraved. They have little difficulty passing judgment on others' moral standards, which is not so wise for a political party...

Author: By Michael R. Grunwald, | Title: Taking a Sharp Turn Towards the Right | 5/7/1990 | See Source »

That may be so. The Administration is wise to consider the possible economic damage before committing itself to a major reduction in carbon dioxide < emissions. But surely the Government can safely do much more than it has already done to spur energy conservation. It is possible to buy a great deal of insurance against global warming without sabotaging the economy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: A Sizzling Scientific Debate | 4/30/1990 | See Source »

...academic inquiry. And because it is David Hartman who asks it, attention is paid. For those who recoil from the ultra-orthodoxy that has captured so much of their country's politics, Hartman is perhaps Israel's paramount religious philosopher. For these Jews, Hartman is a rebbe, a particularly wise teacher. The measure of his impact is that right-wing scholars are truly frightened by his erudition. Most refuse even to discuss him. One who does, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, nevertheless only murmurs cryptically, "Millenniums can pass before a true sage is revealed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DAVID HARTMAN: Sage In a Land Of Anger | 4/30/1990 | See Source »

...Harvard men? Too immature, oversexed, ugly, unwilling to commit. The wise woman doesn't trust a Harvard man any farther than she can throw...

Author: By Betty Hung, | Title: 'Find A Date? At Harvard?' | 4/28/1990 | See Source »

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