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...clash of civilizations," later popularized by Harvard political scientist Samuel Huntington, is now regularly invoked by political analysts to explain images of angry demonstrators in an Arab country chanting anti-American slogans. Though the concept is subtle and complex in the hands of these two leading academics, the media tend to boil it down to this: the cultures of the U.S. and Europe, with their heritage of democracy, civil liberties and women's rights, are doomed to collide with Islam, which is trapped by tradition into cherishing an opposite set of values-and that men like bin Laden are born...
...nice things about our crew for racing—it can be frustrating in practice—we tend to clean things up when we raise the cadence,” Sagalowsky said. “A lot of the technical problems disappear when we’re under pressure, when people are focused and working harder...
...More tolerant areas tend to attract more diverse, innovative types of people who are willing to think outside the box,” he said. “Data has shown that areas with disproportionately high populations of homosexuals have attracted these more innovative workers and companies. Boston already has this reputation and I think this decision will only underscore...
...like Croatia or Spain might have enough power to knock off Goliath. It would still be a stunning defeat, but one that would send a wake up call to an American basketball system that is, frankly, easy to root against. Let’s just say superstar NBA players tend not to be model citizens...
...impossible that members of terrorist groups are living in New Zealand, says Foreign Minister Goff, but nor is it likely. "Because we're a small country," he says, "we're very nosy people. If people turn up behaving oddly, we tend to notice." (In 2000, Auckland police said they'd busted a plot to blow up Sydney's nuclear reactor during the Olympic Games. The evidence fell apart and all charges against the suspects, two Afghan taxi drivers, were dropped. A retired Australian intelligence officer familiar with the case puts it down to "police hysteria.") The 40,000-strong Muslim...