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...problem is that there are still a number of people who are unwilling acknowledge art as a legitimate academic pursuit, despite the fact that we attend a liberal arts institution. And this belief not only leads to uninformed opinions about the inferiority of art as a field of study, it leads to a disparity in facilities between the fine arts and natural sciences in an alarming example of how Harvard prioritizes the latter over the former...
Behind the staff’s sophistry lies the belief that conservatism qua conservatism disqualifies a Supreme Court nominee. We disagree and believe that Samuel Alito is an eminently qualified judge who deserves a quick confirmation by the Senate...
...Washington, Rabin recalls, ''Arafat and I didn't exchange anything, except I told him it's going to be very difficult to implement the accord. He said, 'I know.' '' Unlike many Israelis, Rabin has managed to accommodate his view of Arafat as a terrorist and a murderer with the belief that he is a man with whom Israel can do business. ''I came to the conclusion that it's in their interest as well as our interest,'' he says. ''It is not based on any feeling of affection or affiliation.'' Arafat is just as sternly pragmatic. ''He is the boss...
...issue of homelessness almost everyone is ambivalent. I, for one, have never given a single cent to a panhandler. And, sometimes I kinda feel bad about it. You might not share my strongly-held belief that offering money to beggars is enabling behavior, but most people do vacillate in their responses to the poverty in our midst. Perhaps you sometimes give change and occasionally purchase a Spare Change newspaper because it seems more legitimate. Invariably, though, you turn on the blinders, face forward, and ignore the squalor of the busy city, vaguely mouthing lies like...
...scrutiny and bruising criticism, Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination for Associate Supreme Court Justice last Thursday. She ultimately claimed that her withdrawal came as a result of the continuing pressure placed upon her to release her White House documents. More specifically, she expressed in her letter of withdrawal the belief that releasing these documents would set a precedent limiting executive privilege. Although it can be debated whether her rationale for withdrawing to preserve executive privilege is reasonable, her decision to withdraw was undeniably the correct one. Much of the anti-Miers vitriol swirling around her nomination was spawned from...