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...Furthermore, he is also one of the most experienced candidates. Not only did he serve 11 years as governor of Arkansas, but Time Magazine also ranked him as one of “America??s 5 Best Governors” in 2005. Under his leadership, he helped Arkansas’ abysmal education system—which ranked close to last in the nation on standardized tests—catch up to national averages through a policy of increased accountability. He did this by establishing the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program Schools, which...
...there lurk very sinister premises that call their politics into question. Opposition to the Iraq War, when waged by the Democrats and their allies, has been scarred by its ‘imperiality’: Their activism has refused to recognize the occupation of Iraq as evidence of America??s hegemonic aspirations. In fact, liberal opposition typically enacts at least two imperial premises: first, that American lives and interests matter more than Iraqi ones, and second, that American foreign policy is generally benevolent. What opposition to the invasion of Iraq needs is a reappraisal of its relationship...
...These kinds of ideas are so backward they could only be from America,” cracked an international student in one of my classes. For a comment that would have been taboo if he had narrowed it to one of America??s ethnic groups, it was surprisingly well-received. The Americans at the table laughed and nodded their heads sadly, while the only objections came from foreigners. Strange though this reaction might seem, it’s cause to celebrate: America??s self-doubt is a strength, not a weakness...
...these early years of East Asian studies, graduate students expressed much discontent; one criticism was that the department expressly refused teaching fellows permission to teach a class on Chinese communism. According to Richard P. Bernstein, a teaching fellow at the time, the department also minimized the aggressive nature of America??s military and economic interventions in Asia. The connection of Asian American academia and politics today is perhaps not as obvious as during the Cold War era, but academic discourse is never free from political motivations. Political power begins, it is often argued, from the composition of discourse...
...sometimes, the most luck will prevail. Tilting the playing field further to include external, synthetic factors like steroids is damaging to the basic integrity of any athletic contest, which, like it or not, has far reaching repercussions for our culture in general. Baseball is known as “America??s pastime,” and as a result, its players serve as role models to children throughout the country and around the world. With the glitz and money of being a top athelete comes a certain social duty that cannot be shirked. The Mitchell report suggests that...