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...April 22 Earth Day “festivities”—featuring political rivals Al Gore ’69 and President Bush facing off over environmental policy—were refreshingly partisan and much needed. Even in more peaceful and prosperous times, we Americans tend to concern ourselves mainly with immediate concerns and not the long-term consequences of our actions. The environment is a prime example of a national policy issue that the Bush administration has sorely neglected, partly because it requires too much forward thinking. Gore and other environmental advocates should be commended for raising...
...animated, displaying an astonishing grasp of the most arcane subjects. Transformer toys, video games, airplane schedules, star charts, dinosaurs. It sounds charming, and indeed would be, except that their interest is all consuming. After about five minutes, children with Asperger's, a.k.a. the "little professor" or "geek" syndrome, tend to sound like CDs on autoplay. "Did you ask her if she's interested in astrophysics?" a mother gently chides her son, who has launched into an excruciatingly detailed description of what goes on when a star explodes into a supernova...
...cool enough to take a gentle ride to the river?s edge for a sunset cruise up the Irrawaddy. Villagers, back from the fields and trinket stands, tend to their evening ablutions while herdsmen drive weary water buffalo home after a good soak. Boats can be chartered from most riverside hotels, and nothing tastes better on board than a cold bottle of beer chased with tamarind candies...
...tend to think that Harvard should have a socially responsible fiscal policy with regard to its investments,” said Professor of Philosophy Richard G. Heck, who also signed the petition. “What bothers people is that a large amount of U.S. money is going to support violence...
...When you know you’re out of the race, you tend not to race as well as you would otherwise,” Fallows said...