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...position to say that a more transparent “War on Terror” is a better “War on Terror,” because I admittedly don’t have the expertise. But as a reasonable and educated citizen, I can question whether it’s effective for the United States to hold, interrogate, report and embarrass people because of some dubious affiliation with Islamist organizations. That’s certainly not lessening the tension between the United States and the Islamic world; it is, however, keeping us in a constant state of fear...
...that doesn’t make it right. From Lincoln’s transgressions during the Civil War to FDR’s camps in World War II to Gitmo, it’s not the way that a democracy is to endure. Time of war or not, citizen or not, a man has the right to face his accuser and answer the charges against him. Our society has to decide where we place the line between our perception of safety and our respect for the rights of man. For me, the infringement upon the latter is far more dangerous...
...legal experts hold that, in this case, the Harvard name could act as a double-edged sword—jurors might see Pring-Wilson as an upstanding citizen caught off-guard in a dangerous situation, or they could see a haughty Ivy Leaguer who believed he could get away with an act of violence against a local Hispanic teen...
...Every other member of the public can go, except me,” Herms said. “I have a right to express my opinions and thoughts. As a citizen, I have a right to communicate with people as a member of the public...
Like so many other students and activists, workers and professionals, I went to New York for the Republican National Convention. I went as a concerned citizen to protest the policies of a political party whose divisive and reckless platform troubles me deeply. And although it was invigorating to participate directly in a democratic process which has become so stilted and stale, I came away from New York with a restless unease about the ability of individuals to effect change in this...