Word: restrictions
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...that end, all undergraduates who work formally with first-years—like prefects—should not be forced to restrict themselves to providing “information,” as opposed to actual advice. The College and the departments must take this leash off of upper-class students. The rule is largely meaningless, but its mere existence might inhibit upper-class students from expressing their opinions candidly. Additionally, since first-years can conceivably compare the advice of several undergraduates with different interests, a compilation of honest advice will better help first-years than any guarded...
...understandable that Google has an interest, as a business, in protecting itself from lawsuits. Yet taking the easy way out and quietly letting governments restrict what the service’s users can see and hear fundamentally undermines the values of democracy even as it invites future abuse and interference. It is frightening to see the silence with which the web portal has caved to such pressure. Even as it protects its bottom line, Google could fight these restrictions. For instance, when results are not displayed because of the censorship, Google could warn users that the results of their searches...
...Laws that restrict employment practices only induce more strategic forms of discrimination,” he said. “If you can’t fire someone because of his race, you’ll be more reluctant to hire...
...what they told us later—these things were rarely explained at the time—was that as children, we had to learn first to configure a world without premature definitions. The narrow lines drawn by conventional stick crayons and the inexorability of black would restrict us. We were meant to understand form without limits...
...place with student groups inhabiting just about every possible niche, the lack of a group that brings scientists together to debate ethics might seem surprising. However, there is a good reason for the lack of interest. Often, demanding to discuss the ethics of science is code for trying to restrict its practice. Many scientists, wary of restrictions and firm in their belief that the ends of science (that is, understanding the world) lie outside of moral considerations, just refuse to enter the debate. But an unholy alliance of national security mavens and self-appointed academic ethicists are now threatening...