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...anonymity doubt that the new effort will get very far. "It is not only unlikely; it won't happen," says an official familiar with the process. Having been alerted to the state-level investigations now under way, the Church of Scientology is likely to be extra careful not to transgress the law. "If you really want to do this kind of thing, you keep quiet. You don't announce that you are going to do it," says the official. Moreover, even if courts could uncover illegal behavior, it's a long step to banning the group altogether. "There...
...Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Wainstein, announcing the Chiquita plea agreement, said: "Corporations are on notice that they cannot make protection payments to terrorists." But the human rights lawyers complain that the message from the Chiquita deal is that if companies do transgress, they'll be let off lightly...
...nation of increasing morality, the breaking of laws is beginning to have ethical, rather than legal, implications. At Harvard, however, traditional adolescent attitudes prevail. Here is the home of the morally void miscreant who hesitates to transgress not because of broad social implications, but for fear of personal consequences. For all you soulless, fun-loving spirits, this is for you: FM’s guide to Punishment at Harvard. What happens if I steal large portions of food/ silverware from the dining hall? According to Jami M. Snyder, a HUDS spokesperson, a first offense (such as the stealing...
...leader conducts town-hall meetings and answers thousands of e-mails from the public? How should the West understand a society in which environmental protests are common and underground churches thriving--and yet in which information is tightly controlled and long prison sentences are handed out for those who transgress dimly defined laws on state secrets? Chinese officials bristle at American finger wagging and warn that how the U.S. treats China will affect Beijing's posture. For each side, finding--and maintaining--common ground will require understanding what's truly happening on the other side of the globe...
...that Harvard students have trouble finding productive outlets (beyond their T1 Internet cable) to channel these counter-cultural instincts. nd embrace a counter-cultural ethos. However, Harvard students seem to have trouble fulfilling this desire for free love. Everyone outside the Salient Editorial board is perfectly willing to transgress natural laws, but the problem is we can’t find anyone to transgress them with. Again, we recognize these sexual conventions are arbitrary social constructions, but there’s just no time to find that perfect someone to slouch towards Gomorrah with...