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Your article on the ousting of Philippine President Joseph Estrada [WORLD, Jan. 29] accurately described how a crowd of a few hundred thousand people claiming to represent the country could distort a democracy. I never participated in any of the rallies--not because I am an Estrada supporter but because I believe the impeachment trial represented a legal and more civilized means for justice to be meted out. I was surprised and disappointed when this process was discontinued; we've now ended up in an untidy limbo of a new, unexpected government in the hands of a leader...
...Core courses, has created a special burden for Harvard students. As shopping period continues, many students are now struggling with their twice-annual task of twisting schedules to accommodate Core classes. These scheduling difficulties, caused by a flawed Core, go beyond mere inconveniences--by severely restricting choice, they distort students' academic careers and reduce the quality of a Harvard education...
...wars are always mythologized, even as they're being waged, and that can often distort their meaning in the popular imagination. Ask American high school kids today about the reasons for World War II, and they'll probably tell you it had something to do with Hitler and the Jews. (In fact, the fate of the Jews under the Third Reich had no bearing whatsoever on the strategic decision-making of both Hitler and his Allied foes throughout...
These ads are naked spin. They don't distort reality; they simply dispense with it. That's why 2000 was the year of spin. It couldn't go further in 2001. Could...
...role in the way that America has come to understand the current Middle East crisis. But the role that race plays is often hard to see. It can be hard work to uncover these ideas, but it is important that we do so because we cannot let these ideas distort our perception of conflicts in other parts of the world...