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...debate almost always comes down to the question of whether to fix it or end it. But these alternatives largely miss the reality. Every attempt to fix the death penalty bogs down in the same ambivalence. We add safeguards one day, then shortcut them the next. One government budget contains millions of dollars for prosecutions, while another department spends more millions to defend against them. Indeed, the very essence of ambiguity is our vain search for a bloodless, odorless, motionless, painless, foolproof mode of killing healthy people. No amount of patching changes the nature of a Rube Goldberg machine...
...campaigning for an end to the siege: "The workers laid off from the factories are desperate. They have no money, no hope. So they go to the mosque and pray to God, and some will join Hamas seeking martyrdom as the only door to God." While awaiting a shortcut to paradise, the fighters' more earthy concerns are supplied by Hamas, which gives its militants food and money to feed their families. Yazegi says that dozens of his younger former employees joined Hamas. "And all they wanted was a normal life," he says...
...process is still one of the most opaque and even byzantine ordeals in a young student’s life. Unsurprisingly, many high school students and their parents become confused and frustrated by it—it’s understandable that they are looking for some kind of shortcut to make their choices simpler. If only there were some simple, reliable resource that could accurately determine with absolute certitude which schools are worth applying to, and which aren’t.Enter U.S. News and World Report’s College Rankings, the magazine’s cash...
...pretty much always "he") is a highly educated professional, about 30 years old, who doesn't participate in organized sports at all - and never has. He uses steroids to build muscle, increase strength and look good. And he does it, not as an easy, stand-alone shortcut to body modification, but as a supplement to a carefully planned regimen of diet and exercise. In short, says one internist: "They're gym rats...
...Will the quality of its student body suffer as a result? Perhaps. The annual rankings are a popular shortcut among parents and students overwhelmed by the similarly slick brochures and similarly staggering price tags put out by competing colleges. But Sarah Lawrence is hoping it will continue to attract applicants who have done their homework and figured out that the rankings come from an arbitrary formula that doesn't shed much light on how well a school educates its students...