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...disunity is one of Lebanon's sad ironies: The sport was brought here by American missionaries and educators in the early 20th century as part of a Wilsonian nation-building project among the colonized peoples of the Middle East. The hope may have been that sports could help foster the values of a civil society that erased boundaries between Christians and Muslims, East and West, but that never happened. "In Lebanon, we never have progress," said Ellie Fawaz, a legendary Lebanese player who himself was taught basketball by an American missionary. "Instead, we have...
...history (along with the Pentagon's annual publication on Soviet Military Power), Congress has ordered the U.S. military to report annually "on the current and future military strategy of the People's Republic of China." So on Monday, the Pentagon turned out a 66-page report to help Congress foster its own fears. It's part of a symbiotic relationship: Congress orders the study, and then lawmakers get to cite it as justification for buying more weapons. Some in national-security circles refer to the phenomenon as a "self-licking ice cream cone...
...greed, and labor rights as three issues that have been neglected in the 2008 campaign. To deflect criticisms that his entry into the race makes him a spoiler once again, Nader should focus on shifting the terms of the debate to include these issues, and in doing so, help foster that democratic discourse third-party candidates are able to foster...
...point I will return to railing against the evils of leggings. Until then, I’m no better than the rest of you, so instead I offer: THREE TIPS ON THESIS FASHION/SURVIVAL 1) Brush your hair. You don’t want to end up looking like Jodie Foster in “Nell.” 2) Crest White Strips. Coffee stains your teeth and ruins your mind. 3) Stop talking about your thesis with the excited furor of John Nash in “A Beautiful Mind,” because pretty soon you will think that...
...similar University-wide committee, with a $50 million grant, now seeks to foster centralization for science and engineering. And current University President Drew G. Faust announced last fall that Harvard’s social science departments would get a dedicated committee of their...