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...will we ever be rid of the electoral system? Do we even want to be? While our reasoning about voter power generally tends to be deontological (i.e. one person, one vote is inherently right), these arguments are quite utilitarian in their appeal, which seems to at once make them suspect. But if the price of freedom truly is eternal vigilance, we need to explore these practical effects of the Electoral College before we decide to dismantle a central part of our federal election system...
...blame my Big Apple counterparts for gloating about the upcoming New York-New York World Series (hey, even Frank Sinatra couldn't have put it better). I quietly retired my Bay Area paraphernalia as the Mets dramatically eliminated the Giants with two extra-inning victories and the Yankees outlasted the A's in five games. But, on the verge of seven straight games between the Mets and the Yankees, it's time to put my foot down...
...likes of the Dodgers-Giants rivalry--which admittedly faded after they left Brooklyn and Harlem in 1957--has never been rebuilt in New York. Sure, the Mets have challenged the Braves consistently for the last five years, but that's no rivalry. The Mets didn't even face the Braves in the postseason this year...
...That fact has suited Arafat these past three weeks because it has given him leverage to counter pressure from the U.S. and Israel to sign away Palestinian claims on the Temple Mount. But despite Arafat's having made his point and agreed to a cease-fire, his political authority, even over his own loyalists, may have waned considerably - particularly in light of such situations as that which led to the Ramallah lynching, where his security forces stand between angry Palestinians and the object of their anger. This suggests that those who'll want to continue the intifada will have plenty...
...even if the Israelis pull back their troops and Yasser Arafat is able to muster the requisite political authority to stop young Palestinians from marching on their positions - and right now that's a very big "if," as not only his Islamist opposition but even much of the grassroots membership of his own Fatah organization has virulently and openly opposed the agreement at Sharm el-Sheikh - the latest agreement may only temporarily separate the combatants on each side...