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...current state of dialogue on the issue. Therefore, Matory’s motion is really a specific criticism regarding a controversial issue veiled by an appeal to the principle of free speech in general. As law professor Alan M. Dershowitz argued, Matory “is misusing freedom of speech and academic freedom to make an ideological argument.” Matory disingenuously couched his unpopular claim within a meaningless statement in favor of an ideal that virtually all faculty members would support. This is not the way that dialogue on this, or any other issue, should proceed at Harvard...
...History Emeritus Richard E. Pipes and Professor of Yiddish Literature Ruth R. Wisse were both named as recipients of the 2007 National Humanities Medal. Pipes was awarded the medal for “his peerless scholarship on Russia and Eastern Europe and for his dedication to the cause of freedom.” Wisse was awarded the medal for “her scholarship and teaching that have illuminated Jewish literary traditions.” The medal, first awarded in 1997, “honors individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding...
...rare success in the Bush Administration's floundering effort to promote democracy in the Mideast. But the pro-Syrian opposition, headed by Hizballah, began to fight back, asserting that Washington's version of Mideast democracy had more to do with protecting Israel from its Arab enemies than promoting genuine freedom...
After a difficult and deadly year American troops now operate with relative freedom in what were once exceptionally treacherous neighborhoods. As the surge began in earnest in the spring, American troops suffered some of their heaviest losses of the war; this has been the deadliest year of the war for U.S. soldiers and Marines, and 126 were killed in May. But the number of troops killed in action dropped to 38 in October. As of Sunday, November's death toll was 27. There were half as many roadside bomb attacks in October as there were in March...
...whining at Harvard is today facing a grave threat to its very existence. In a cruel blow to academic freedom, truth, and justice, the Faculty voted at its meeting this past Tuesday to put the kibosh on a motion by anthropology professor J. Lorand Matory ’82, which resolved, “that this Faculty commits itself to fostering civil dialogue in which people with a broad range of perspectives feel safe and are encouraged to express their reasoned and evidence-based ideas.” With such a blow to free speech, the Faculty have put their...