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...return to what they know. They like stability. Do you find yourself returning to the same all in a public bathroom you happen to frequent? How about a certain desk you like to work at on this floor? Even the most liberal of people are victims of this element of conservatism in human nature. --Profound Scholar...
...AUTHOR'S VIEW OF PRIVACY is easily the most innovative and controversial element of the book. Using economic efficiency as the ultimate justification of any measure, Posner decides that many of the recent legislative and judicial actions on privacy have been wrong-headed, since they allow individuals to conceal personal information that might be relevant to reliability as a transaction partner, while forbidding business enterprises from keeping secrets, even though the business might use its privacy to create products or processes that contribute greatly to the wealth of society...
...even if stiffer Federal regulations are implemented, changes in the attitudes of doctors toward their patients will take time. Some poor Third World groups, however, feel that time is the one element they lack. As one Native American Doctor explained in a recent article in America: "We are not like other minorities. We have no gene pool in Africa or Asia. When we are gone, that...
...their relationship there has always been an element of Tom trying to equal Frank's example. "I looked up to him a lot. He was the one who talked me into coaching. I have him to blame for this mess. He's the one to blame for Saturday," Tom says, obliquely...
...used to be that Bogart Jackson's father had no qualms about his son's chosen vocation. It had a certain element of class in the non-sociological sense, and there had been no doubt his son would prove to be the next young, handsome--and rich--professional golfer. At 14, Bogart Jackson had shot a scorching 64 at the Atlanta Golf Club, From the back tees. At 18, he seemed a sure bet to gain his tour card, holding down a three-stroke lead with one round to play in the qualifying tourney...