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...read with great interest in the Oct. 19 Crimson (“A Scientific Problem,” editorial) support for the elimination of my course “Dinosaurs and Their Relatives” from the core because it “fail[s] to provide basic scientific literacy.” Fascinating—especially given that I specifically designed the course to teach key scientific concepts in geology and biology, and the processes of scientific discovery! Perhaps it was a mistake to capitalize on the broad interest in dinosaurs to achieve these goals...
...global citizens” much more quickly, and much more cheaply, than any of the plans Harvard currently has on its shelf. While some administrators seem to think that knowledge of advanced calculus or cellular biology are critical for citizens in our modern and [insert cliché here] world, basic knowledge of current events seems to be far more critical, ie if you don’t know where North Korea is, why it wants nuclear weapons so badly, and why it was in our interest that it not get such weapons, then the quality of your...
...spite of all that, the economy is ticking along at an all-time high. That's testimony, I think, to the basic fundamental resilience of our system to the entrepreneurial genius of the American people, to the free enterprise system and the extent to which markets work. And ours works very well and very ably, in spite of the body blows that have been delivered to it at various times. And I think also obviously some of it is due to good policy...
...When we moved to an all-volunteer force, we had to be able to attract volunteers, and you have to be able to motivate them, and provide them with the kind of opportunity for service, and to meet basic, fundamental requirements, when they've got other options. It fundamentally transforms the way they think about people, the way they think about the organization. I think it's had an enormous impact on the services, as well. Part of this comes from my time as Secretary of Defense, and I'm a huge believer in the all-volunteer force...
...Felons Vote? Once they've served their time, punishing them further by taking away a basic right isn't just unfair to them...