Word: shortsightedness
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For the first time in history, the Air Force is about to be commanded by a C-130 cargo plane pilot-albeit one with extensive special operations and multi-service war-fighting experience; among the cargo planes and helicopters Schwartz has piloted is the deadly AC-130 gunship with its...
There are many trade-offs in the ongoing process of making changes to better the environment in this country. More efficient cars rarely have as much horsepower as less efficient ones, organic foods are more expensive than their non-organic counterparts, and so on. These compromises must be weighed, but...
At a school with so many smart, talented, and well-rounded people, it is astounding that our public discourse is dominated by two groups that are so markedly shortsighted, erratic, and, plainly, full of it. Indeed, there is no better example of this unhappy reality than the current uproar over...
The diversity in candidates this year is extraordinary, and we should be proud that constituencies underrepresented in politics have found a place on the national stage. It would be shortsighted, however, to reduce Senator Barack Obama’s or Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s candidacies to their...
Perhaps more importantly, though, is the effect of DRM on fair uses of electronic media. Electronic copyright enforcement through software is a problem, because software is “stupid.” Fair use, in particular, is a complex set of laws that is meant to be interpreted by...