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...course, in 1492 there were some who thought it morally wrong to enslave the native people of Spain’s conquered lands, just as there are some who today think it is morally wrong to drive SUVs—a debate Yardstick will leave for another column. But timid and sporadic discussion does not a moral consensus make. In fact, according to the eminent social historian Anthony Pagden, the debate was a question of political expedience and not moral conviction, like the Environmental Protection Agency versus Big Oil. And anyway, the Spanish monarchs and the Pope ruled in Columbus?...
Couper Samuelson ’02 is a history and literature and French studies concentrator in Kirkland House. His column appears on alternate Tuesdays...
...right and the left, have suggested that the U.S. reduce its dependence on oil from the Middle East. Few commentators, however, have bothered to explore if such a diversion is even possible or how it might be accomplished, which is what I set out to do with my column this week. When I looked at the numbers, I was surprised to see that, amply motivated, the United States could wean itself entirely from Persian Gulf oil, given current global oil production patterns. Let me explain how this could be done...
Alex F. Rubalcava ’02 is a government concentrator in Eliot House. His column appears on alternate Mondays...
Antoinette C. Nwandu ’02 is an English concentrator in Cabot House. Her column appears on alternate Mondays...