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...though former senator Rick Santorum did come to speak on the topic of Islamist extremism—the campaign remains frightening for what it speaks of today’s new brand of campus activism, at Harvard and elsewhere. Centered on criticism without attempting to be constructive, this campus discourse??of which Islamo-Fasicsm Awareness Week is but one manifestation—actively undermines the push for a just and equitable peace. It plays into the long-standing deception that peace can be achieved not by sacrifice, but by brute force; that our enemies today must remain...
...some critics claimed, nor was it mere “schoolyard name-calling,” to quote New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd. Instead, by raising these important questions in such an attention-grabbing and strong manner, Bollinger forced Ahmadinejad to either respond—thus furthering discourse??or ignore Bollinger’s questions—revealing to everyone what a fool he truly is.It is a great shame that Ahmadinejad chose the latter. He gave ludicrous and non-committal answers such as “we [Iran] are a peace-loving nation?...
...parties involved. However, when media controversy arises, the Foundation’s policies and initiatives may become misconstrued from a lack of fully understanding the Foundation’s mission. This occurred in two articles published in the Crimson this week: Monday’s “Dishonest Discourse?? (column, May 21) by Lucy M. Caldwell ’09 and Wednesday’s “Dr. Counter Should Apologize” (op-ed, May 21) by Adam Goldenberg ’08 and Sahil K. Mahtani...
...past year or so, Harvard and its student body have propelled such varied causes as the Sudanese divestment movement, the problem of gender inequality in the academy, admissions reform, and workers’ rights to higher profiles in global discourse??concretely advancing human flourishing and social justice at home and abroad. It is difficult to come to terms with this immense privilege that Harvard students possess in influencing change because it requires an honest confrontation with responsibility, collaboration, and sacrifice—three values that are decidedly incongruent with the mass-marketed “College...
...constitutional monarchy share the gallery’s walls, united in inky rebellion.Opening on the heels of this year’s midterm elections, the exhibit makes no bones about its desire to provoke discussion. It states its ambition to be a “site of public discourse?? in its accompanying introductory statement. And just in case you think Susan Dackerman, Weyerhaeuser curator of prints at the Fogg, is kidding, the show backs up its point by beginning with a bang. In the Fogg’s Italian Renaissance courtyard, Richard Serra’s black...