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...Harris’ arguments also contain assumptions and claims that are difficult to support. A substantial portion of the book focuses on the Holocaust as confirmation of the danger of religion. Harris argues that the abject loyalty of Nazism exhibits many similar traits to organized religion. However, Harris never fully confronts Nazism’s explicit incompatibility with spiritual faith or the fact that it was based on a commitment to science and method much resembling Harris’ own ideal...
Last fall, the thematic zeitgeist fell more squarely on the abject villainy of conservative causes and Big Corporations. There was the superheroic-stolidity of Edward R. Murrow facing down Joe McCarthy in “Good Night, and Good Luck,” the conservative lawmakers colluding with the shady oil corporations of “Syriana,” and the political-correctness of “Crash...
...give benefits to a number of people who literally had no connection to mainstream America; they were living in a different country,” Gerson said. “The response from both Democrats and Republicans was underwhelming.” He added that the problem of abject poverty is one the American political system is not geared to fix. IOP fellow Christina Martin, who hosted Gerson at her study group, said Gerson’s visit comes at a time of increasing interest in speechwriting. “Mike’s presence here at Harvard, speaking...
...water and basic health care. “Unlike the situation in Darfur, the Ugandan crisis has gone on for twenty years,” Boston said. “Nine percent of the population is trapped in these camps, where 95 percent of the residents live in abject poverty, where thousands die every month of disease and malnutrition, where the children are forced to walk miles and miles every night to escape abduction by the armies.” After Boston’s presentation, keynote speaker Omara-Otunni took the podium and began his address by summarizing...
...focus for Sirleaf, who has served as a U.N. Development Programme official and a World Bank loan officer. “Three-quarters of our people live below the poverty line—a dollar a day—and half of those live in abject poverty, with less than 50 cents per day,” Sirleaf said. She outlined a four-pillar program for Liberia: national security, effective governance, economic revitalization, and infrastructure construction. She cited corruption, violence, and the marginalization of ethnic and social groups within Liberia as the major factors behind the country?...