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Unlike the military conflicts of recent times, the current campaign in Afghanistan is especially difficult because we are fighting an unknown enemy whose location is unclear. But we still carry on and commit ourselves to the cause...
...same should apply to the threat of anthrax: although we may not know its source, we must commit ourselves to seeking out those responsible for this biological terrorism and holding them accountable for their attack on our nation. Until then, however, we must continue to carry on—rebuilding our greatest cities, and our confidence...
...opening scenes involve Irwin arriving at the prison in a bus. For those of you acquainted with The Shawshank Redemption these scenes will seem very familiar. Remember the prisoners who placed bets on Andy? Well, those same gamblers are present here, eagerly making bets on when the general will commit suicide. From this point on, The Last Castle follows a fairly predictable pattern: scene from a famous film that has been slightly changed, predictable story, clichéd character development, another scene from a famous film that has been slightly altered. In the end the film plays like a cross...
...into anything beyond just that: an intimate companionship during just those four years of school. By the time we’ve entered college, we are too old for a relationship to have any significant formative impact on our lives. And, apparently, we are too young and unworldly to commit ourselves to anything more permanent than a mere fling. (My mother can adeptly deliver the rationale behind that...
Fine. But Yardstick has the temerity to venture further: Columbus did not commit any acts that were immoral by the standards of his day. Of 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...