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...demand and every incentive that we would support has already been put on the table." The official adds that by agreeing to talk to Iran, the U.S. would "absolve the international community of the responsibility to tackle this problem." Opponents of engagement further argue that opening direct talks would confer legitimacy on Iran's leaders--who, aside from their suspected desire to obtain nuclear weapons, deny Israel's right to exist, support terrorist groups and lack support among their own people. Says Michael Rubin, an Iran expert at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank: "The very...
...easy to forget, perhaps, that Harvard’s name does not confer only status and credibility. It also offers real power. The actions of Harvard and its students are watched by the world. We are both judged and emulated, and although knowledge of this may inflate egos, it should also inspire us to act as leaders. I transferred here from another university because I recognized Harvard as the source of our society’s intellectual leadership. Now, inside these walls, I do not think that I was wrong: The world does look to us. But right...
...that takes online courses through Harvard Extension School (HES). The Distance Education Program (DEP), started in 1997, caters to adults who wish to continue their education. Of the 600 course offerings this year at HES, 75 are available via the Internet. Although the Distance Program does not confer degrees, two certificate programs—Environmental Management and Applied Science—can be completed online. Several DEP courses—including CSCI E-2, “Bits,” and GOVT E-1045, “Justice”—are the same classes that students...
...Though familiar to Americans primarily as a laid-back beach destination, Jamaica is hardly idyllic. The country has the world's highest murder rate. And its rampant violence against gays and lesbians has prompted human-rights groups to confer another ugly distinction: the most homophobic place on earth...
Even if moderate drinking does confer health benefits, which it probably does, they are rather modest--certainly not stronger than the effect of small daily doses of aspirin on heart health. Indeed, according to Dr. Ira Goldberg, a preventive-medicine expert at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, the effect may be more in line with the apparent cardioprotective benefit of eating a modest portion of nuts each day. Nuts, of course, aren't as sexy as alcohol...