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...deal of guilt. While there were working mothers at Harvard, their families were kept far in the background, and all the women professors at the time were childless. "I feel like we never had any role models at Harvard or got a message at Harvard that said it was okay to stay home with our kids," she says...
...purported infidelity moaning that "he has forsaken my aging flesh for-for what? To lose him to some exquisite little girl with long hair flicking like a horse's mane, a student drawn to him and he to her, intoxicated with the wine dark words of Walt Whitman, yes, okay, that's as it should be." Since when does turning 30 signal the onset of senescence? Admittedly, there is a certain fragility to women's social status as they age, but this tends to be counteracted by the rewards of a rich and fulfilling professional life...
...Okay, so Bush was on vacation, and everyone needs a break. But Bush never seemed to understand that politics demanded commitments of him beyond his duties as president. A president can afford a break; a campaigner can't. Bush wanted to separate these two jobs--that he did so helped unseat...
Many people in this intellectual community become outraged when the dword is mentioned. Dare I mention the word? Okay, brace yourself, here it is: discrimination. I am often confused by the muddled thinking which surrounds this word. Discrimination occurs constantly, in all facets of life. Harvard, for example, does not admit every student who applies--and for important reasons. Also, the military itself has certain physical and intellectual requirements for entrance. It must be made clear that the outrage caused by discrimination only properly applies to arbitrary or unjustified discrimination...
...going to put it in high gear, come on and play like we've done all year, and I think we'll be okay," Rueb said...