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It's an inclination that's hardly surprising, given the paradoxical love of law and hatred of lawyers intrinsic in Western culture. One of the most famous and oft-repeated lines in Shakespeare's King Henry VI is, "First thing we'll do / let's kill all the lawyers!" Even...
"There will, inevitably, be moments in the future--just as there have been in the past--when other challenges will arise, and we will be asked for help to guide Harvard and to keep it strong," Rudenstine said in May. "Indeed, there may possibly be far more difficult days ahead...
The most profound difference between the Yeltsin and Putin eras, however, may be in the way post-communist Russia relates to the West. Where Yeltsin tendered the begging bowl and was prepared to mortgage Moscow's big-power status to secure financial bailouts, Putin has drawn a line in the...
The uproar over Bush's casual involvement with those interested in the "Southern heritage" reflects the same approach to uncomfortable periods of history. All memory of a period when great crimes were committed must be expunged and remembered only for the great mistakes that were made. This is not a...
As lovers leaving lovers say, By the time you read this, I'll be gone. Or possibly I won't. Given the way life is being prolonged these days, I--with my pig's liver, titanium hips and knees, artificial heart, transplanted kidney and reconstructed DNA--could write this letter...