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...endorsing. The war in Iraq may not be the imperialistic oil-grab some on the left have evoked, but the indignation and dissembling with which its leaders have responded to the mercenary problem certainly does little to combat that perception—at home or in the nurseries of anti-American agitators...
Allen Salkin, who wrote the canonical Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us, and became the unofficial spokesman for the anti-holiday - popularized by a 1997 episode of Seinfeld - does not see any conspiracy here. "Fundamentally Festivus is cheap," he pointed out. "And I say this as someone who wants you to buy the new and updated paperback version of the book for $9.99 this year...
...Indeed, anti-awkwardness explains the ironic, mildly anti-intellectual culture that many of our generation, at least on the surface, seem to espouse. Talking in section? Awkward. Enthusiasm? Awkward. Having serious beliefs and thoughts about issues? Awkward...
...seeing the dark side of politics, Hoffmann maintained hope for the future and instilled in his students a sense of social and political responsibility. As a result, during the turblent 1960s, Hoffmann encouraged students to be politically engaged and was a staunch defender of students’ rights and anti-war activities, such as the 1968 surge on University Hall. Today, many of those students look back at Hoffmann as an inspiration for their own teaching and scholarship. “He stands as...what we came to Harvard for, for what it used to represent,” said...
...Athens police, the Exarchia neighborhood is enemy territory. A perennial sanctuary for the capital's marginalized far-left youth, the central district has been the scene of sporadic anti-government violence for years...