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...liberty come before property. The danger of the oversimplified economic argument is that it reduces human life and labor to commodities. Empire brings wealth—but to whom, and how is it shared? What is the “value” of wealth if it is not gotten in a free society? Can we jettison freedom and equality, old-fashioned virtues as they are? What aspects of humanity get shoved aside in the pursuit of empire? History is important because it shows that society cannot be reduced to those terms; history is not—as Ferguson suggested?...
Just about the only consistently positive news coverage Sen. John F. Kerry, D-Mass., has gotten since clinching the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination has been on the mystery surrounding who his running mate will be. But he’s about to lose that edge prematurely—if he fulfills expectations and completes his ticket soon. Indeed, the smart money seems to be on a VP pick early in an extremely long presidential race, despite a number of good reasons to wait. If Kerry is wise, he will resist the temptation to buck tradition and name...
...unfortunately unremarkable at this point. University President Lawrence H. Summers was prompted to comment at the time that teaching quality in general “certainly could be better” at the College—and then do nothing concrete about the general malaise. All students have gotten is a curricular review with no visible results to date, save a few ponderous dialogues...
...haven’t gotten to where we should be this year,” Mazzoleni said after Harvard’s 5-3 win over UMass at Bright...
...game—‘we’re not going to whine because we don’t have Gina. Let’s make up for it and let’s make her proud.’ I know she’s already gotten the news. But she’s with our team. Her heart’s with us, she’s with us in spirit today and even now in our anguish...