The New York Times Magazine has its weaknesses (such as the nearly-always wrong Ethicist column), but one of its greatest strengths is its ability to comprehensively and engagingly profile important people you haven't heard of. Two recent examples:
Roland Fryer, a 27 year old economics professor at Harvard, wants "to figure out where blacks went wrong."
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a member of the Dutch Parliament, fights for the rights of Muslim women in the Netherlands and faces constant death threats.
If you haven't already read these, check them out.
Monday, April 04, 2005
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