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...wonder some parents want a firm hand to restore order. (Though as a parent, I should note that having a kid gives you only an extra tax deduction, not an extra vote.) The government cannot regulate violence on TV, but some lawmakers are advocating that it do so. And it is an election year. Hillary Clinton and John McCain have both been active in media-decency issues, and Barack Obama cited his bona fides as a concerned parent at a recent debate...
...dismiss the Supreme Court and lock up hundreds of political and civic leaders. Among them was Ahsan, who has been under house arrest (and briefly in jail) since Nov. 3. It's a telling comment about the state of political freedom in Pakistan that, with the country set to vote in a Feb. 18 general election, its most respected democrat is confined to his home in Lahore's Zaman Park neighborhood. Ahsan, a Cambridge-educated lawyer and former Law Minister, has dropped his own plans to run for Parliament, saying that Pakistan's political system will remain compromised so long...
...include banning hard alcohol at Stein Clubs, prohibiting house-list advertising for private parties, and requiring students to register all social gatherings further in advance. The policy is currently a working draft, meaning that it is in effect but subject to change pending a Faculty of Arts and Sciences vote...
...help people come together?" And I say, Look, what you do with your life and your thoughts is fine. All I'm interested in here is a more informed, educated, engaged, participatory public in matters of state. The more people who show up to vote informed, the more people who participate and get involved in these kinds of things who are informed and passionately engaged is better off for the country. So you nailed it. You're exactly right...
...didn't talk radio's rallying for Mitt Romney pull it off for him? You see, candidates win or lose elections. Nobody who does what I do, nor can I, influence mass numbers of votes. We might be able to influence or inform people about things they didn't know. But it's up to candidates to get elected. It's not my job to get them elected. And when they lose, I don't take it personally. And Romney was like every other candidate in our field. The reason that we're in this mess is because...