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According to this week’s Gallup poll, 66 percent of those within the age range of 18 to 29 currrently give Obama a positive job approval rating, far higher than those in other age groups. Only 45 percent of those 65 and older give him a positive raiting...
...court-martial - essentially a military trial - is the oldest system of justice in the United States, predating even the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. The roots of military law stretch back to ancient Rome, where it was adopted to enforce discipline within the ranks, especially among mercenaries. In 1775, the Continental Congress met at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War and adopted the Articles of War based on Britain's military code. The system was not heavily used in World War I, but in World War II some 2 million people were court-martialed for varying offenses, resulting...
Today, 200 working artists from around the world are based within the complex. Studios can be occupied for up to 10 months without charge, on condition that they are opened regularly to the public. Tenants range from rappers and conceptual sound artists to classical composers and theater directors, so visitors should expect diversity: during a recent visit, happenings included a complimentary qigong workshop, a staging of Racine's Phèdre and a mechanical chair lurching across the complex's imposing central courtyard to the fraught polyrhythmic stylings of a string quartet. It's enough to wake the dead...
...political discourse. Generally speaking, America doesn't pay much attention to Europe one way or the other. In Europe, on the other hand, anti-Americanism is a much more mainstream opinion. They think America is quite different, usually as something to be criticized. Anti-Americanism helps bridge political gaps within Europe. It's useful for Europe to have a whipping...
...government should not be in the business of regulating what films can be shown at colleges. As adults, college students are capable of deciding what is and is not suitable for their individual viewing. Despite being in a publicly funded location, these students are acting in a private sphere within which government interference has no place. What might be the limits of what some politicians find offensive? The policy’s precedent invites worrying implications...