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OPINION
By Alexandra A. Petri
Monday, April 7, 2008
In the 1927 case of Buck v. Bell, Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes handed down the infamous ruling summarized in
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OPINION
By Alexandra A. Petri
Monday, March 17, 2008
To misquote Samuel Johnson, Hillary Clinton attempting to make jokes on television is like a dog trying to walk on
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OPINION
By Alexandra A. Petri
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
There was a lot to be aware of at Harvard last week: Islam, Mental Health, probably something else I missed
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OPINION
By Alexandra A. Petri
Thursday, February 14, 2008
When I applied to Harvard, my friends were ecstatic. “It will be crawling with guys who will find your mind
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OPINION
By Alexandra A. Petri
Thursday, January 17, 2008
It’s time to start stocking up on conversation material. In 2009, millions of lights will go out across America, marking
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OPINION
By Alexandra A. Petri
Monday, December 10, 2007
It’s over. You worked on it for months, edited and re-edited, did your best to look like you’d fit in.
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OPINION
By Alexandra A. Petri
Monday, November 26, 2007
Back home during Thanksgiving break, I was continually tormented with a feverish desire. At the dinner table, in the restroom,
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OPINION
By Alexandra A. Petri
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Every November, Harvard and Yale attempt to set up the impending Game as an epic battle of Good vs. Evil,
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OPINION
By Alexandra A. Petri
Monday, October 29, 2007
Clowns. Global Warming. AIDS. The falling value of the dollar. MRSA. Confined spaces. Open spaces. AARP. President Huckabee. MCAT. Not
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OPINION
By Alexandra A. Petri
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
According to a recent study, women spend 90 more minutes each week than men doing things they do not enjoy.
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