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...aggressive intrusion on people's innermost beliefs." France also denies students the right to show their religion, meaning Muslim schoolgirls can't wear head coverings - an act, you might say, of symbolic speech. This week, British Prime Minister Tony Blair will try once again to get Parliament to ban "direct or indirect encouragement of terrorism," including its "glorification." That's a notion his critics believe could snare not only those who groom teenage suicide bombers, but also a sincere, peaceful advocate of revolution in, say, Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe or Kim Jong Il's North Korea. Even in liberal Denmark...
...Harvard has yet to divest from other Sudan-linked companies remaining in its portfolio. Some of Harvard’s peer institutions have already taken the lead in divesting entirely from firms with ties to the Sudanese government. In June 2005, Stanford announced its decision to sell all its direct stakes in corporations linked to the Sudanese government, including PetroChina and Sinopec. Amherst College made a similar decision to divest from 19 Sudan-linked companies—including Sinopec—last month. A United Nations official estimated last March that at least 180,000 people have died during...
...Islamic Republic of Iran has left few in doubt of the fact that it intends to develop nuclear weapons in direct violation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty it signed in 1968. For several years now, European powers like France, Britain, and Germany have tried to negotiate with this regime, while on this side of the Atlantic, the United States—its hands tied in Iraq—has stood by, a complicit “bad cop.” The attempts at dialogue have proved futile, and because of this, the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) last week...
...only direct quote that Bronshtein uses to portray the protesters’ point of view is a comment that was left by a non-Harvardian on an online petition. As anybody who has discussed this issue with their friends and acquaintances knows, most Harvard students have much more nuanced views on this issue than the petition signer whom Bronshtein quotes. By conflating all protesters’ views with the simplistic views of a single petition signer with poor spelling and poor grammar, Bronshtein sets up a “straw man” that is that much easier to mock...
...unclear how much Brown's direct line to the White House means the blame for the paralyzed federal response to Katrina lies firmly with the President. Brown couldn't remember precise details on what exactly he asked the White House for and when. Even so, his testimony that he placed repeated calls to the White House staff and spoke with the President multiple times in the immediate aftermath begs the question: Why didn't more get done? The White House for its part says that it was "well aware" of the flooding and were focused on saving lives, says Deputy...