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...with terrorism. In his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention, Bush showed off this manipulative prowess: “In Saddam Hussein, we saw a threat... And I faced the kind of decision...no president would ask for, but must be prepared to make: Do I forget the lessons of September 11 and take the word of a madman, or do I take action to defend our country...
...Harvard survived the scare. Now it just can’t ever forget...
Harvard didn’t give up and did just enough to pull out the game in the second half. But what’s important for the Crimson now is not to forget everything that went wrong. The Bears gave every team in the league a blueprint of how to attack the Harvard defense. Unless the Crimson addresses what went askew on Saturday, this may not be the last time that Harvard is forced to come back from the verge of defeat...
...things about Roth. First, he never stops working. He's coming off a millennial hot streak that includes three astonishing books--Sabbath's Theater, American Pastoral and The Human Stain. For another writer, those would have constituted a distinguished career all by themselves. Second, he is constantly surprising--never forget (and perhaps he sometimes wishes we would) that this is the guy who wrote a novella about a man who literally turned into a gigantic breast. Third, Roth sees the world as a tangle of hypotheticals and what-ifs, of counterlives and forking paths and roads not taken...
...visitors in high season, here's one schedule to consider: a 10:15 a.m. tour at Laphroaig and then the 11:30 a.m. at Lagavullin. Head on to Ardbeg for a homespun lunch followed by the 2:30 p.m. tour. Don't forget to allow for time to take in the seals basking on the harbor's rocks and to visit Kildalton High Cross, built in A.D. 800. And be sure to sneak a small flask into your pocket and walk. Scotland is a spiritually beautiful country, and a wee drink makes it all the more...