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However, I did not expect any of these memories before coming to Harvard. I had been inundated with Harvard propaganda in high school: Harvard has the most distinguished faculty of any university. Harvard has the most diverse athletic program. Even Harvard dining hall cuisine is the most delicious. Naturally, I was anticipating an amazing college experience...
...your credit, I do not think we will. I hope and expect that our bonds will stand the test of time and distance and look forward to laughing with you at our 50th reunion and beyond. For, as Winston Churchill once said, “this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” And thanks to you, it has been one heck of a beginning...
Although he’s a veteran improviser, he’s willing to conform to Harvard’s demand for a written transcript 24 hours in advance. But don’t expect him to tone down his style too much. Will it be funny? “I think the situation takes care of that,” he says with a giant chortle, “It’s already hilarious that they chose...
...larger story here is the dangerous Democratic disconnect on foreign policy. Whether you were for the Iraq war or against it, liberals have got to put national security back at the center of what it means to be a liberal. The times demand it; the voters expect it; and Democratic history can inspire it. Since when are the Republicans—who have long despised the “nation-building,” foreign aid, and public diplomacy that are vital to the war on terror—the party of foreign policy idealism? And since when...
...troops have failed over two years to eliminate the insurgency, it's unrealistic to expect that newly minted Iraqi forces will be able to complete the job any time soon. They're certainly enjoying a lot more successes against the insurgents than before, but the insurgency has also grown in scale and capability. But for all its proven ability to disrupt and sabotage the new order in Iraq, an insurgency based on the sectarian militancy of the Sunni minority can't easily succeed in restoring Sunni-Baathist authority over the newly empowered Shiites and Kurds, whose own militias render such...