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...TIME: After you, what happens to the position of the Dalai Lama? Dalai Lama: The institution of the Dalai Lama, and whether it should continue or not, is up to the Tibetan people. If they feel it is not relevant, then it will cease and there will be no 15th Dalai Lama. But if I die today I think they will want another Dalai Lama. The purpose of reincarnation is to fulfill the previous [incarnation's] life task. My life is outside Tibet, therefore my reincarnation will logically be found outside. But then, the next question: Will the Chinese accept...
...Until 1975, not all expat Americans were even allowed to vote. Today, the Federal Voting Assistance Program run by the Pentagon estimates that 6 million Americans live abroad (roughly half of whom are eligible to vote), making the expat community equivalent in population to the state of Washington, the 15th-largest in the country. To court this constituency, Democrats and Republicans have long advertised in overseas English-language newspapers in election years, but this time they also sent a stream of prominent supporters to campaign abroad. Kerry's sister, Diana, chairman of Americans Overseas for Kerry, swung through six European...
Friday, October 15th...
...Sagarin ranking that the GPI actually uses places Harvard 16th—the same ranking the Crimson received in the Matthews index. Throw in a 15th and an 18th in the final two computer indexes, and it’s pretty clear that the average ranking (12.38) spit out by one’s trusty IBM lifts the Crimson well out of the dubious Other’s Receiving Votes column...
Constantinople’s fall teaches us that treading the middle ground in a conflict between civilizations, as much of Europe now seems to be doing, is not a tenable position. Several of the Byzantine Emperors in the early years of the 15th century followed the long and shameful road of appeasement. They made cordial visits to Popes and Sultans alike, and made a conscious effort to avoid angering either. This strategy did not work, for the enemies the Byzantines faced, much like those we face today, were not the kind that could be easily bought off or dissuaded; their...