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...Even though the criminal investigation into Limbaugh's pill purchases may explain his current position, I don't have a problem with his hypocrisy. My problem is that Rush is wrong twice, swinging all the way from punitive to forgiving. Drug use is incredibly nuanced and confusing - even alcohol required two constitutional amendments and a fight between "Tastes great" and "Less filling" that has never been adequately settled. Limbaugh used to portray all drugs as equal, whether they were painkillers or marijuana or heroin - which is not only stupid but also a really poor business plan if you're considering...
...different strain, the "H3N2" variant, combined with gastroenteritis, has laid low up to 2 million people. Eleven children have died from a severe outbreak of flu in the U.S. Health authorities in Europe say the numbers are higher than average, but not excessively. They are at a loss to explain...
Students, faculty and alumni, whether from the left, right or center should lay aside differences in ideology and defend academic freedom, a tenet that we all support. Write your senator to explain how this proposal hampers academics and hurts the nation. If it becomes enacted as law, another American tradition will have been destroyed by petty partisan rivalries...
...critical if unglamorous mission. "I was looking for pirated videos in alleyways in China," says Iger, 52, who met with Chinese officials about various projects, including theme parks and the Disney Channel. Iger's willingness to get involved in the most down-and-dirty aspects of the business helps explain why he has ascended to the president's chair at Disney and why he's being groomed by chairman and CEO Michael Eisner to take the throne someday at the Magic Kingdom. "Having a president smart enough to get off the beaten track to find out what's going...
...approach misses the point—there are real, understandable reasons that any member of the Harvard community might feel even chronic sadness, reasons that need to be listened to, understood and addressed. The limitations of Hyman’s approach become evident when he searches for a reason explaining why college students continue to be diagnosed with mental disorders in ever-increasing quantities. His suggestions—that “the age of onset [may be] dropping” or that, in the past, “young people with mental disorders might not have made...