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...first-ever democratic elections by a man whom he had imprisoned just a decade ago. After coming second in multi-party polls earlier in October, 41-year-old Mohamed Nasheed beat Gayoom in a run-off contest by a nearly 10% margin - a gulf wide enough for the oft-dictatorial Gayoom to concede defeat over state radio even before all the ballots were counted...
...Holmes Jr. The amiable Roosevelt and the dour Holmes chatted, and after F.D.R. left, Holmes supposedly remarked that the new President had a "second-class intellect but a first-class temperament." Many historians now believe that Holmes was talking about Teddy Roosevelt rather than Franklin, but the story is oft told because it suggests a larger truth: that the most important attribute of a President is not intellect but something both more familiar and less knowable--temperament. The job of the modern presidency is so complex, so taxing, so intense that one's disposition even more than one's mental...
...study’s data shows that girls who do succeed in the field are almost all immigrants or the daughters of immigrants from countries where mathematics is more highly valued. American schools can, and should, improve the academic stature of math, thereby decreasing the aversion to this oft-neglected subject. Children should not only be exposed to math from an early age, but they should also be required to cultivate their skills and through rigorous practice in the same way that one might pursue excellence in sports or music. For example, offering more math-based extracurricular opportunities with...
...society of free spirits, where fashion is a legitimate and oft-used mode of expression, the idea of a school—nevertheless a public school—mandating that students wear uniforms may at first appear ludicrous. Yet that’s precisely what Hartford, Conn. has required of its public school students. While the imposition of uniforms on public school students is often viewed as a limitation on the freedom of expression and the creativity of our nation’s youth, uniforms are in fact intended to help struggling schools and students foster a sense of academic...
...less of personal use marijuana with civil penalties. While penalties for selling, growing, and trafficking marijuana would remain unchanged, possession would be punished by a combination of a fines starting at $100, community service, and drug awareness programs. Marijuana possession would also no longer be recorded in the oft-maligned Criminal Offender Record Information system. While some academics have come out in favor of the measure, Browsnberger called it “a side show” because the “real issue is cocaine and heroin.” “That’s what people...