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...Colombia's epically corrupt and feckless governing class, many in Washington wonder if the U.S. wouldn't be wasting its money on this oligarchy. But the conflict has already begun to destabilize a region of large significance to U.S. trade and oil. "No democratic nation can afford to be careless about Colombia," Uribe says--making it clear that even the U.S. could get a tough earful from the candidate the guerrillas couldn't kill...
Despite the flaws in execution, this book’s intent is something that academia needs. Intelligence may be something of a cult, but stupidity only receives cursory treatment. IQ tests, Mensa societies and SAT scores all measure intelligence, but stupidity remains the butt of crude humour and careless thought. Precisely because the state of being dumb has no analogue to being smart, Why Smart People Can Be So Stupid provides valuable insight into a subject that eludes, but intrigues...
...novel’s exploration of these extraordinary uses of silence, stillness and language suggests intriguing new ways to consider these concepts. And in some ways Marcus also succeeds in giving the novel emotional power, mostly through rare moments in which the protagonist’s seemingly careless observations betray a kind of sadness or nostalgia for the life the Silentists won’t allow...
...They’re a physical team, but I’m disappointed in all the penalties, especially being a man down [in the second game],” Stone said. “We were tired and careless at times...
...We’ve had too many turnovers on offense,”said sophomore Tricia Tubridy. “We have just gotten careless with the ball. We’re making mental mistakes that we shouldn’t be making...