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...that of Britain's intervention to restore order in Sierra Leone a year later--emboldened Blair to think that in certain carefully delineated cases the use of force for humanitarian purposes might make sense. As far back as 1999, he had Iraq on his mind. In a speech in Chicago at the height of the Kosovo crisis, Blair explicitly linked Milosevic with Saddam Hussein: "two dangerous and ruthless...
...offer special insight on the latter. We have Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House, writing about why Nancy Pelosi, the first woman Speaker, is a historic figure. Nelson Mandela, one of the greatest heroes of the 20th century, talks about why Oprah Winfrey is a hero to him. Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith writes about his respect for rival coach Tony Dungy of the Indianapolis Colts, this year's Super Bowl winner. Martin Scorsese talks about why Leonardo DiCaprio is a model for young actors. In some cases, the author is far more famous than the subject...
...groundbreaking study--which is being emulated in Boston, Chicago and Portland, Ore.--was full of surprises. Among them was the sheer size of New York's problem: 70,000 students from 16 to 21--more than one-fifth of the city's high school population--were two or more years behind their peers in accumulating the 44 credits needed for graduation. An additional 68,000 had already dropped out. All told, New York's 138,000 lost and vulnerable kids made up a population larger than the combined public high school enrollment of Philadelphia, Houston and Boston...
...controversial nuances of ethical animal treatment. “I think our intuitions provide clear direction. We ought to torture the horse,” says Patricia Herzog, panelist and author. Not all panelists agree: Martha C. Nussbaum, a professor of law and ethics at the University of Chicago Law School, recounts a “happy story” about an Asian elephant at the Bronx zoo (named “Happy”) that liked to look in the mirror. When researchers marked her ear with chalk, Happy saw her changed reflection and became distressed. Nussbaum says this...
...much explanation.”Born in Minnesota and the daughter of Buddhist converts, Howard says that her academic interest originated from a desire to read ancient Buddhist texts in its original Sanskrit. At Harvard, she learned Tibetan instead and now works in India translating Tibetan to English. In Chicago, Sara M. Berliner ’98 began her college career at Harvard like the majority of her classmates. As a freshman, she chose what she called one of the more “classically Harvard concentrations”—history and literature—but found herself...