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...anything, an alternative class will compel Feldstein to add more balance to his curriculum. He could replace classes and reading units that give leftist economists only token representation, such as in his lecture on Social Security reform, with a more pluralist presentation of economic principles and their application. More competition might even get him to finally hold office hours...
...this case, no silver bullet exists to compel the Harvard community to respect all viewpoints enough to let them be seen or heard. The battle the University and the council must ultimately fight is one of persuasion—to convince students that the correct way to fight the message of posters is not to tear them down, but to put up their own. Fortunately, most students who fiercely disagree with HRL have already taken this sensible route, retaliating with their own opinions through all outlets of Harvard’s marketplace of ideas. Although the council?...
...progress there has been on Iraqi disarmament. "I don't think there would have been any inspection but for outside pressure, including U.S. forces," Blix said. He reminded his listeners that neither France nor the European Union as a whole had ruled out the use of military action to compel disarmament. And when questioned as to whether he would ask the Iraqis to dismantle or destroy their al-Samoud missiles, whose range, his experts had determined, breached permissible limits, Blix replied, "Of course." The next day, in a detailed letter, he instructed Baghdad to start the process of destroying those...
...have chairs but only dozens of Japanese floor pillows. Other rooms will be filled with Zen rock gardens and mini-waterfalls to accentuate the relaxing mood. The popularity of this new housing complex will undoubtedly be overwhelming, and widespread support for this more luxurious mode of undergraduate life will compel the University to replace aging Houses with new mansions...
...mission statement for the Project, Myrvaagnes wrote, “Our mission is to show the human experience of homelessness through theater to a range of audiences, and to compel the public to see that homeless people are human...