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...There is no doubt that the U.S. needs an experienced Administration. However, the President's job is to form his executive team, then lead and inspire it as well as the nation. So the value of leadership skills outweighs that of experience. Given that Obama has managed to go from underfinanced outsider to the Democrats' front runner and leading fund-raiser, he evidently knows how to put together a great team and make it perform. That he has achieved that as a black man with a rather difficult surname suggests he can also overcome obstacles. Robert James-Herbert, Ruse...
...doubt this troubled past makes up the stock of the concern expressed in HB 3412. But is it a legitimate interpretation or a case of signs taken for wonders? Historically, the sword and motto have little to do with the image of the Native American. They were both tacked on to the seal during the Revolutionary War, at a time when Massachusetts was at the center of a bloody political struggle against monarchism. The Latin motto is lifted from the English rebel Algernon Sydney, a vehement opponent of the Restoration who was executed for conspiring to kill Charles...
...visual representations of history and identity are of course riddled with historical contingencies. As the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Byron Rushing notes, “We must account for the messages conveyed by the Commonwealth’s most widespread symbols,” and no doubt confronting the artifacts of the past is something all societies must do. The point of the bill—to establish a commission to discuss these semiotic issues—is a healthy expression of our willingness to articulate our orientation with the past. Hopefully, though, the commission will find that...
...Angry Men.”JM: Juror #8 is the character thatHenry Fonda portrayed in the movie.He’s sort of the protagonist. At the beginningof the play, everyone is convincedthat the boy is guilty except for Juror#8, who thinks there might be room forreasonable doubt. It’s actually unclearwhat Juror #8’s feelings really are becausewhen he’s asked why he’s the onlyone who raises his hand for a vote ofnot guilty, his defense is that there wereeleven other votes for guilty and if he hadraised...
...weeks ago, the Islamic call to prayer, or adhan in Arabic, was broadcast from the steps of Widener Library across Harvard Yard as part of Harvard Islamic Society’s “Islam Awareness Week.” No doubt, the week’s events have broadened some horizons, and exposed some in our community to facets of a religion with which they were not previously familiar. This is certainly a good thing. However, it should be asked if other, more important concerns have been overlooked. We feel compelled to write this editorial to initiate a discussion...