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...trust to keep you safe? Bush lives in a dangerous world, Kerry in a complex one; one exalts strength and certainty, the other subtlety and sophistication. Kerry, the war hero, says military power alone can't win the war on terrorism. Bush, the war President, says Kerry promises bold action but only if no other government disagrees. Kerry, who speaks five languages, sees a world so intertwined that even a superpower can't survive alone. Bush, who speaks in black and white, says a leader must never care more about being liked than about being right...
Every political period has its characteristic form of scandal. During the Reagan defense buildup of the mid-1980s, the scandal of the day was "waste, fraud and mismanagement" at the Pentagon, symbolized by the infamous $640 toilet seat. Amid the general embarrassment and excusemaking, only one defense hawk was bold enough to declare that waste and fraud were actually good things. "We need more" of them, wrote Edward Luttwak in Commentary. If you're going to build a stronger defense and build it fast, a bit of corruption is a necessary by-product...
...growing out of [Whitehead],” said Turner, who was unsure as to whether or not the institute would move into a new building or an existing structure. “We’re hoping this will be done by spring. It’s a very bold venture, the joining of the institutions, so this has to be worked...
...while it is still unclear to many what she was actually charged with, everyone seems to know about her character flaws. She has been condemned as a domineering executive who is overly bold in the business world and lacks personal warmth. Stewart is an incredibly impressive self-made woman who has earned more than a billion dollars teaching a sophisticated version of home ec. Can we blame her for being aggressive...
...with academic accountability—mid-semester is the time when Harvard students finally get into their groove. We’ve critically shopped our classes, poured over syllabi and now we’re just settling into our sections. Of course, it wouldn’t be too bold to say that our sections are the most significant aspect of our Harvard learning experience. Most of us desperately try to get into a “good section”—which is directly defined by a “good Teaching Fellow...