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Harvard's contribution to America's count will end tomorrow. For first-years, U.S. census forms were due last Friday. But upperclass students still have one more day, and we urge those who have not filled out their forms to do so in the name of civic duty...
...Beat is less about crime fighting than peacekeeping, civic and personal. Its hunky heroes spend more time wrestling with internal demons than with crooks; on the job, they report pigeon murders and settle traffic disputes. These are sensitive cops for the post-Diallo era (and shadowing their actions are protests over the death, in custody, of a black suspect...
...only common civic institution," she says. "All classes, all racial groups [participate]. The census makes no distinction if you are a citizen...
...already knew my father was important. He had been president of the Memorial Meadows civic club, commanding a legion of wild-eyed lawn care fanatics and armed elderly. But I never heard of him doing something like this. I wouldn't be surprised if dad puts out cigars on Neil L. Rudenstine's arm or has his carpets shampooed by state representatives. Most of all, I was hurt that the writer of this letter knew that my father was a Captain of Industry before...
Peter Beinart's article "Will Politicians Matter?" suggests that Americans are returning to a broader and more traditional definition of politics as something that takes place in all walks of civic life, not merely inside the Beltway and the ballot booth. Such a concept seems to be closer to what Aristotle and other ancient philosophers, who viewed politics as applied ethics, had in mind. To the extent that we consider ourselves citizens, we must become politicians in the oldest and widest sense of the word--not only by voting and running for office but also by participating in the fast...