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...America finds its stereotypes crushed in the collision between private needs and public pressures. While some commend the nurturing nature of the idealized New Father, others cringe at the idea of genderless parenting and defend the importance of men being more than pale imitations of mothers. "If you become Mr. Mom," says Shapiro, "the family has a mother and an assistant mother. That isn't what good fathers are doing today." And fathers themselves wrestle with memories of their own fathers, vowing to do it differently, and struggling to figure...
...away. Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney agreed that now "is not the time" to reopen the issue. Mike Huckabee blathered nonsensically about the "uniform code of military conduct." John McCain was almost campy, practically bursting into song about our "most wonderful military." Not one of them attempted to defend the ban on its merits. But not one would oppose...
Even more to the point, Harvard’s contemporary religious scene is both vibrant and complex. It is not the case that a vestigial religious minority, Protestant and Christian, continues to defend itself in the face of a rampant and pluralistic secularism. As a result of Harvard’s own changed admissions policies over the last thirty years, more religiously varied students than ever before now choose to practice their religions here; and many, the products of a secular generation of parents, actually discover religion here for the first time. They are either introduced to the traditions...
...Following his appointment, Clifford orchestrated several efforts to defend the mayor’s reputation. He published an editorial in the Chronicle on January 3, defending Reeves’ actions and saying, “we should be proud of the mayor.” In the following weeks, Reeves’ office sent the Chronicle a spreadsheet of his credit card expenses from the latter half of 2006, which showed that Reeves charged the city with an average of $41.44 for each of his meals...
With an Ivy League championship under its belt, the Crimson will now to attempt to defend its title next season. The returning talent and postseason experience will definitely make Harvard a force to be reckoned with in the 2007 season...