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...them? Officials cannot claim that people are enemy combatants simply because they happened to be in a country like Afghanistan where terrorist events are common. Should the British Foreign Office warn tourists that they may be arrested for traveling to such places? Rupert Eden Madrid Bush's New Campaign Columnist Joe Klein discussed why President Bush is taking the controversial position in favor of reforming Social Security [Jan. 24]. Although I usually agree with Klein, I take issue with his endorsement of private investment accounts for Social Security. Over the past quarter-century, most Americans have moved from traditional pension...
...stage of Sanders Theater morphed into an ideological wrestling ring yesterday afternoon as University President Lawrence H. Summers, Bass Professor of Government Michael J. Sandel, and New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman sparred in round one of their much-anticipated core class on globalization...
...Columnist Joe Klein discussed why President Bush is taking the controversial position in favor of reforming Social Security [Jan. 24]. Although I usually agree with Klein, I take issue with his endorsement of private investment accounts for Social Security. Over the past quarter-century, most Americans have moved from traditional pension plans into retirement savings plans funded by employer and employee contributions. Those are private investment accounts, and all involve risk. Individuals own those accounts and manage them. At one time, the employer bore the risk and responsibility in a pension plan, but now the employee does. There...
...Politics, and Public Policy, were also announced on Monday and include Doug Ahlers of the marketing agency Modern Media, Sydney Morning Herald opinion editor Julia Baird, University of Mainz communications professor Hans Mathias Kepplinger, New York Times foreign correspondent David Rohde, McGill political science professor Richard Schultz, and political columnist Walter Shapiro...
...Rainbow Cabinet Columnist Joe Klein's "The Benetton-Ad Presidency" discussed the diversity of President Bush's choices for Cabinet posts [Dec. 27-Jan. 3]. But diversity is not merely a difference of color or ethnicity but also a divergence of perspective, opinion and experience. If the President is really interested in diversity, he will do well to name a Cabinet that sees things differently, challenges convention and perhaps even dares to disagree, instead of simply achieving a comfort level that feels good. That's true diversity. Terrence D. Samuel Jr. Gates, Oregon...