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...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’ favor. Perhaps Columbus Day protesters wish that...
Finally, we should come to a consensus on the manner in which ROTC should be re-integrated into the Harvard community. It is probably unrealistic to bring military training exercises to our campus because there are too few Harvard students involved in ROTC to make up an individual unit (no doubt a result of the administration’s current policy). However, policy changes could include the funding of transportation of students to MIT, the participation of ROTC students in ceremonial activities (such as the color guard at football games), the listing of ROTC as an official Harvard extracurricular activity...
Though Harvard officials were hesitant to talk about the details at first, they said the decision emerged out of an administrative consensus that Harvard should help relief efforts. Some officials have even suggested that Summers himself spearheaded the donation effort...
...come to the view that it would be financially defensible and morally compelling for the United States to offer 100 percent debt relief on its own loans to the world’s poorest nations. He wanted to know, was it too late? After quick calls to get consensus from Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Jack Law and OMB Deputy Sylvia Mathews ’87, Chief of Staff John Podesta told us if we could meet the President at his current event, we could make the pitch to him on the ride over to the World Bank/IMF...
...after several committee meetings, Harvard officials are expressing serious concern about the direction of the commitee’s discussions, saying that community members have been unwilling to accept any of Harvard’s proposals, perhaps jeopardizing any hope for committee consensus...