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...intensity of the discussion at the Harvard Coop bookstore yesterday evening rivalled that of the Presidential debate, as Professor Alan M. Dershowitz promoted his latest, highly controversial book, “In the Case Against Israel’s Enemies: Exposing Jimmy Carter and Others Who Stand in the Way of Peace...
...such a thought might send shivers down the spine of the most committed post-colonial literary theorist, this Western-centric ideal should not be a cause of concern.To put putatively “Western” learning, like classical languages, on par with other cultural traditions presents an acute case of internal inconsistency. The idea of a university, of liberal learning— which Harvard claims to exemplify—is a product of the West, and was founded largely on classical models and entirely immersed in the study of classical languages. Yet the very word itself?...
...ability to weather such conflicts, Totok Soefijanto, a deputy rector at Paramadina University, wrote in an e-mail that he thinks the country serves as a model for other nations to follow. Bruderlein said the country’s Islamic makeup gives it added weight as a case study in conflict resolution. “Although Islam is traditionally seen as an obstacle to peace, in Indonesia, Islam is one of the factors of the peace process,” Bruderlein said. Indonesia’s experience with Islam and conflict resolution efforts should be applied to other conflicts involving...
...cynical attempt to stay in power. Bloomberg has not always been such a fervent opponent of term limits—in 2002, he vetoed a measure that would have extended terms for several City Council members—and his current effort smacks of political opportunism. There is no case to be made for overturning term limits in New York—and even if there were, Mayor Bloomberg himself is certainly not the one to argue...
...promoting Senator John McCain on the seven African American-targeted radio stations and in the two newspapers that make up part of the Cherry family's sprawling Tampa business empire, the largest black-owned media entity in the Sunshine State. The ads would have enabled McCain to make his case to potentially millions of black Floridians, about 13% of whom voted for President Bush in 2004. Instead, Cherry, 52, recalls a Republican official saying, "We're ceding the black vote in Florida to Obama." Last week, Cherry's statewide newspaper, the Florida Courier, featured a house ad asking, "Why aren...