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Clearly, the ad was a hideous example of poor taste, and the decision to run it displayed a total lack of tact on the part of The Owl, the paper at the center of this controversy. Nevertheless, the reaction of these students was unwarranted. First of all, in these socially...
In my charge I recognize that the purpose of the program to attract qualified minority talent to Harvard University by providing a year of training through this fellowship is a laudable endeavor, deserving of the community's support. However, the fact that almost all the fellows admitted to the program...
The remaining unassailable argument for public TV is, as Lawson says, that "it's free and universally available." Not every American can afford entry to the zillion-channel cable nirvana. But if universal access is now the compelling problem -- and it will only get more acute -- why not address it...
All of which increases the stakes, and the risks, for the U.N. Operation Restore Hope pioneered a new type of American military intervention, one driven by humanitarian concern rather than economic or strategic interests. Taking over in Somalia now poses a test case for the ability of the U.N. to...
This is not just comedy, it is caustic satire, and that is what is puzzling. The pomposities of wealthy mid-Americans in 1907 are long dead and undefended. Health faddists are still abundant and deserving of mockery, but they wear Lycra now, and their spas offer aromatherapy, Nautilus machines and...