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...There's tons of great content out there, but it's being overridden by the delivery system that gives you facts and updates," said Blinkoff. These "aren't satisfying and are light on the good stuff for you; it's quantity instead of quality...
...makes such an approach meaningful. For evidence, Core planners should look to their own most hugely successful Core course, the venerable Social Analysis 10, “Principles of Economics,” or to Historical Studies A-17, “Modern Political Ideologies,” in content a straightforward introduction to political philosophy. But why should economics and political philosophy be the only fields in which students may gain a basic grounding, and gain credit for it as such, without sacrificing an elective slot? In the social sciences, similar well-thought-out introductions to sociology, anthropology...
...Republican Party. Eisenhower has repeatedly called his administration’s philosophy “modern Republicanism,” and in many cases those GOP leaders who tend to read “New Deal” for “modern” have been content to hold their peace rather than buck the political power of a nationally popular president...
...over the past few years as TIME seems to have developed a persisting devotion to lists of people [TIME 100, May 12]. I imagine you all sitting around a table at a bar, throwing out names and drinking beer as you pretend these lists provide anything that resembles decent content. What happened to the masterful magazine of record and real depth? As a longtime subscriber, I wish you would go back to substantive reporting and drop the vacuous list-making. Susan Heron, Tampa, Florida...
...that certain Arab leaders (though not Palestinians) have spoken of "pushing the Israelis into the sea," I am at a loss to find even one instance of Israelis speaking of "driving the Arabs into the desert sands," as McGirk claims [May 19]. To the contrary: most Israelis would be content for Palestinians to establish a peaceful state in the West Bank and Gaza and, in return, let Israelis live in peace in Israel. Regrettably for both, as long as several major Arab factions are sworn to the destruction of Israel, this will not happen. Arye Ephrath, Fairfax, Virginia...