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...Ibero-American Summit of Iberian and Latin American leaders in Santiago, Chile. The king got fed up when the Venezuelan firebrand went on one of his rants and repeatedly accused former Spanish Prime Minister José MariaAznar of being a "fascist" who had supported a 2002 coup attempt against Chávez. Chávez later spun Juan Carlos' outburst as a monarchical affront to democracy (though Juan Carlos was, in fact, key to restoring constitutional rule in Spain after the death of its genuinely fascist dictator, Francisco Franco, in 1975). "The king is a head of state like...
...Does everything have to be political? Why can't Rowling's explanation that she "always thought of Dumbledore as gay" simply be an author's attempt to describe her vision of a character and how she imagined a broader fictional life to skillfully shape a written character? I am as bothered by this article as I would be by conservatives complaining that Rowling's statement was part of some gay agenda. Timothy Koirtyohann, Fort Worth, Texas...
...greatest victories in UC history, it has been a pretty sorry history indeed. Anything more than a perfunctory examination reveals this “victory” for what it is: almost complete capitulation in the face of an admittedly undefeatable adversary.While the UC can attempt to spin the agreement—which marks the end of over a month of protracted negotiations over the party fund and the suspension of UC funding—however it likes, the fact of the matter is the College got exactly what it asked for: a suspension of reimbursement for alcoholic beverages. While...
...don’t think Harvard’s stance on ROTC is morally tenable. We should not attempt to remove the barriers facing some of our students by placing stumbling blocks in the path of others...
...every attempt at liberalizing the laws has been successful. Last year, the pro-marijuana lobby tried to pass legalization laws in Nevada and Colorado; both failed. But this week's results in Denver heartened pro-pot activists: 57% of voters in the city approved "lowest law enforcement priority." Coming after a 2005 vote removing all penalties for possessing small amounts, Denver joins Alaska to become only the second place in the U.S. offering a free ride to users caught with less than an ounce. Denver's local and political culture has been amenable to such legal reorientations. Last summer, Denver...