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...adversity that had to be overcome, the courage of our forebears, their achievements and, yes, their mistakes and failings. We must also make time to look to the future. Jamestown's 400th birthday provides a platform for emphasizing the importance of civics education taught in the context of our nation's history. Sustaining our democratic republic requires that we renew our commitment to that objective...
Although the dirigiste economic model has produced great results in terms of national healthcare, atomic energy, and welfare benefits since the heyday of Charles de Gaulle, this model is seriously outdated in the age of globalization and in the context of France’s (and Europe’s) demographic decline. France has stagnated: It has the second-lowest growth rate in the European Union (EU), one of the world’s most regulated job markets, spiraling government debt, and a work week that has been limited to 35 hours since...
...CONTEXT Republicans have affectionately embraced this shorthand post-9/11. The military began issuing GWOT medals. John Kerry made notable use of the phrase in his '04 nomination speech...
...Initially, Proctor intended to include Fluxus films as part of the installation in the Busch-Reisinger Museum. But he says he felt that the videos did not work with the exhibit as a whole, which places the work of Beuys, who excluded himself from the movement, in context with that of the formal Fluxus community in order to find points of convergence between the two. Proctor notes the irony of placing the exhibit in Harvard’s Busch-Reisinger Museum since Fluxus rejected formalized borders and specifically the notion of museums as institutions. “You have...
...hooting of an owl and the rush of wind that make up the background noise give it an eerie quality.Much of Salazar’s art has this same eeriness.“I am interested in the relationship between power and awareness, or lack of awareness, in the context of violence, and the sensation of living in a sort of fog state where the elements that control one’s environment are not immediately visible,” Salazar says.This interest in power relations stems from her meditations on politics, she says. She is currently pursuing her political...