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...lazybut the gravity of the Solomon Amendment controversy, which came to a head when the Law School was reluctantly (and perhaps temporarily) forced to accept military recruiters back onto its campus, has spurred me to call for a substitute author. The supporters of Harvards protest against the militarys Dont Ask, Dont Tell policy are angry. And my attempts to explain from a moderate perspective that the Law Schools supposedly principled ban on campus military recruiting not only undermines its credibility but works against gay rights have not been enough to penetrate their steam of fury...
...didnt get into Harvard, nor did anyone I know. We dont need those so-called progressives polluting the orthodoxy of the military and introducing new-fangled ideas. If enough such students joined up, there might actually be some pressure on the higher-ups to change course on the gay issue. Id prefer to keep the opposition fighting for the loony left on the fringes rather than fighting for our country and changing hearts and minds...
...Dont get me wrong, I dont have a problem with motherhood as a career. But this articles skewed view of realityfar from liberating women by showing them that being a mother is a legitimate and popular career path for any womanis actually limiting their choices even more...
...system like that isnt in place yet, so in the meantime, what should young women do today? Ultimately, each has to make her own decision, but I hope people understand the reality: women dont have to choose. There is always a way to do both, and your children might even be better off because...
...pedestal. And the Core tried its best to make Western thought non-essential to graduation (even as most departments ensured their students would be firmly grounded in it). Going forward, the Committee on General Education must simply accord the West the same treatment it gives other subjects. Dont privilege it, but dont neglect it either by citing the importance of some amorphous global culture. With the HCCR mired in indecision, the oft-maligned Introduction to Western Civilization course may be about the most tangible and indispensable part of Harvards new curriculum...