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President Hamid Karzai?s fragile Afghan government finds itself in a bind over the trial of Abdul Rahman, 41, who faces the death sentence for converting to Christianity. International pressure is building on Karzai to interfere in the judicial process and free Rahman. But the President must also contend with deeply conservative Afghans - many of whom already regard him as too pro-West - who believe the convert should be punished under Islamic...
...opposition to the Pentagon’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.The decision—authored by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. ’76—leaves Roberts’ alma mater in a bind. In 1979, the same year Roberts graduated from Harvard Law, the school adopted a policy requiring employers to sign a nondiscrimination pledge as a condition for gaining access to the career placement office. But the military has refused to sign that pledge because its “don?...
...decision—written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. ’76—puts Roberts’ alma mater in a bind. A 27-year-old old Law School policy requires employers to sign a nondiscrimination pledge as condition for gaining access to the school's career placement office. The "don't ask, don't tell" policy prohibits openly gay and lesbian individuals from serving in the armed forces, and the military has refused to sign the Law School's pledge...
...different as we may seem to each other, in the eyes of many, we are all the same: rich (or soon-to-be rich) members of a privileged elite poised to inherit the world. While our critics may misjudge us, let our common position in the minds of millions bind us together.And let the House system bring us beyond the confines of our sub-communities. Each meal in our houses is an opportunity to interact, from a position of relative security, with those we might ordinarily ignore. Simply dragging a friend along to a table of VES concentrators or varsity...
Notwithstanding these shortcomings, the book all in all is a worthwhile read. McInerney succeeds in crafting a moving and insightful narrative about loss and redemption and the ties of love that ultimately bind us together, for better or worse...