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...greater barrier to reform than mere cost is a shortage of political support. A combination of public funding of campaigns and an end to contribution and spending limits is unlikely to enthuse either Republicans or Democrats. Democrats are likely to feel they would be better off with both public funding and limits, while Republicans will calculate they would do better with neither...
...knew that that the SATs were not true tests of ability or learning, and that with practice, we could beat the test. We also knew that the fees were unreasonable, and it was unfair-the more erudite of us even used the term monopoly. But as mere high school students, our voices just weren't heard. It took another test-maker, ACT Inc. of Iowa City, to finally cry out against ETS's vice-like grip on educational testing...
...relatively mild weekend, sailing-wise, Harvard sailed superbly in only its second regatta of the season and narrowly missed winning the whole event before finishing second to Tufts by a mere point, 118-119 (low numbers are good, like in most golf tournaments...
...different in only two ways. First, the test is separate from its social application. By contrast, when the cavemen fought, the genetic measurements and their use as a way of ordering society were intertwined and simultaneous. Second, discrimination based on blood tests is punishing people on the basis of mere probabilities. Yet how much do these distinctions matter? If insurers and employers discriminate against people with an increased risk of getting some dreadful disease, they are making a rational assessment of probable future costs. We as a society may decide that such discrimination is unfair and outlaw...
...small role Macpherson is a mere cartoon character (her name in the film: Mickey Morse). But Bart the grizzly, who starred in 1989's The Bear, deserves a Best Supporting Animal award for his ferocious work. Baldwin is persuasive in his familiar persona, the cagey sleazebag. And as the polymath plutocrat, Hopkins manages to make erudition sexy; a library intelligence and a steely intellect make him Baldwin's ideal adversary. The Edge merits a modest cheer as an action film that celebrates not brute force but survival of the smartest...