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...pangs of practicality. Mendelson, whose credentials include a husband and a son as well as a Ph.D. in philosophy and a J.D. from Harvard Law, is the most unimpeachable source this side of Janet Reno for such a girly-girl endeavor. Most of the book works on a sliding scale, giving tips for compulsives and slackers alike, such as the following memo to would-be floor cleaners: "Vacuuming every day is best for your floors. I feel obliged to say this even though most people, myself included, are unable to do this...
...rest of us--mired in inhibitions that date back to our toilet training--don't even want to think about it. Potty talk is for two-year-olds, not grownups. The idea of a full-scale colon exam (You're going to stick that thing where?) scares most Americans away from the very screening test that could save their life. Is it any wonder that 99% of Americans, when asked to name a potentially fatal disease, don't think of colorectal cancer (according to a survey released last week on Capitol Hill...
...this point, we'll be fighting a full-scale war at home and abroad. We won't be able to mobilize our supplies because the USPS will control both land and air and it's tough to e-mail a humvee. We won't be able to mobilize our troops because China's entry into the fray will give them a billion person edge in any game of Last Man Standing. About all we will be able to mobilize is our white flags, which we will then valiantly wave until the shelling stops...
...while such compromises may be undesirable from an purely egalitarian standpoint, it would be apt for those with a vested interest in change to realize that religious interpretation may currently be the most successful vehicle for reform in Islamic nations. Incremental reforms, over time, give way to large scale changes, and while accepting justice through installments is never desirable, it may be the most expedient way to guarantee women equal rights...
Slavery was a remarkably cruel, vicious and unjust system. But in the world's history, it is one among many injustices that might deserve reparations. When there are so many ancient crimes that could be grounds for compensation, how does one decide which victims to reimburse, and on what scale? Paying monetary reparations for crimes many generations after the fact places governments in the morally awkward position of deciding which groups have suffered more than others and thereby deserve larger cash payments...