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It is not as if there weren't enough pornography on the web. Exact figures are difficult to come by, but estimates of the number of websites dedicated to pornographic material range from 1 to 25 percent. And soon there will be more. In fact, a whole Top Level Domain or TLD (the letters after the last dot in an address, such as .com or .biz) will soon be dedicated to "adult entertainment": the new TLD dot triple x, or ".xxx".
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Following in the footsteps of President Barack Obama '91 and many before him, Zachary Schauf '11 was elected President of the Harvard Law Review on January 30. The Harvard Law Record made its way to Gannett House to discuss all things law review, past and future, with the new editor.
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Nearly a year and a half since Barack Obama '91's election as President of the United States, at least one Harvard Law School faculty member he recruited to serve on his administration is returning to Cambridge, while another is departing to serve in Washington.
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What does it mean to be Asian American? Are racial and ethnic distinctions to be endured or celebrated? What role can identity politics play in responding to such events as Texas Rep. Betty Brown's statement that Asian Americans should adopt names "easier for Americans to deal with?" With those questions in mind, Harvard Law School's Asian Pacific American Law Students Association convened its annual conference on Saturday, February 27th.
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Even the most radical conservative can agree with Noam Chomsky on at least one thing. "No one in their right mind wants Iran to develop nuclear weapons." But to Chomsky, nonproliferation requires reciprocal action, rather than international condemnation. Chomsky's reputation as a prolific author of books on subjects including linguistics, philosophy, cognitive science, political science, and media might lead one to believe that his views stem from esoteric theoretical arguments, but Chomsky takes a pragmatic view of international relations. His conclusion is that Iran is developing nuclear weapons out of a rational fear for its national safety because of the systematically threatening posture of the United States and Israel.
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Speaking at the launch of a joint Harvard-UNICEF publication on the role of children in international justice, South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu condemned the world's failure to care for children, but offered praise for Harvard and UNICEF's work, which includes research the archbishop believes might improve the fate of children in post-conflict societies.
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As globalization has transformed the way (and where, and with whom) we do business, major steps have been taken to ensure that corporations find it more difficult to exploit international tax loopholes. But loopholes that allow corporate activities to benefit from and perhaps contribute to serious instances of widespread human suffering are comparatively plentiful.
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You could call it an incredibly fascinating event representing the richness of the LL.M. student body, the diversity of the world's cultures and the broad variety of cultural and gastronomic traditions. Or you could stick with the assessment of Richard Staeuber, LL.M. student from Switzerland: "It was really terrific!" The International Party which took place on Saturday, February 13, in the Ropes Gray Room lends itself to both descriptions.
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The millennial generation has been called self absorbed, but also as deeply connected – thanks to new technology and a renewed willingness to trust its elders. But will those connections – and that respect – translate into participation in and concern for politics and the law? Former presidential candidate and consumer advocate Ralph Nader '58 and former Deputy Attorney General and FCC General Counsel Bruce Fein '72 come from somewhat different places ideologically, but both agree that lax oversight has allowed government to run amok. Implicit in both their comments Tuesday, February 23, during a visit to Harvard Law School organized by the Harvard Law Record and Harvard Law Forum, was that the responsibility to change that rested on the current generation's shoulders.
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At the end of 2009, in celebration of women becoming a majority of the workforce, the cover of the Economist featured J. Howard Miller's iconic Rosie the Riveter image, announcing "We Did It!". But according to the Economist, women still occupy less than five percent of management at top companies, face a serious pay disparity, and bear a disproportionate burden when raising children while pursuing a career. With these challenges in mind, Harvard Law School's Women's Law Association convened its annual conference on Friday, February 19th, "Women for Women: Advocating for Change!", bringing together women who are leaders in both the public and private sectors to discuss the dual role of women as participants in a changing society and facilitators of future change.
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The Greatest Generation has been put to bed, and the Baby Boomer experiment has once again overdosed on its own hedonistic excesses. Now we tread in a desolate chasm while the next generation prepares to stand up and have its voice rise above the noise of the aging demagogues that have populated the media landscape during the Clinton-Bush era. But are we entering an even darker chapter in America's degeneration into demagoguery?