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...TIME: You've been a staunch advocate of continued U.S. engagement in Asia. At the same time, you have been a pretty sharp critic, to put it mildly, of internal American society. LEE: Because they want to impose certain values on me that would make it very difficult to govern a Singapore in the middle of a Muslim Southeast Asia. Sometimes, intellectually, I've got to give it as hard as they give it to me. It's important that we do that, because we intend to stand our ground with the Chinese and with our bigger neighbors...
...openly, I said at a party conference that I would not have him succeed me because it would be bad for him, bad for the country, and bad for me. He would be seen to have got there by my influence. That would diminish him, reduce his ability to govern. In several elections we won by the largest majority of votes. I have lived a full life and do not need to live vicariously...
...only eight students, however, would be impractical and unfair to the hundreds of other students who apply for transfer admission each year. If Harvard were to accept a substantial number of Tulane applicants, the acceptance rate of this special pool would far exceed the single-digit figures that perennially govern the ultra-competitive transfer application process, which would be unfair to standard transfer applicants who face far bleaker odds. On the other hand, if Harvard were to apply the same standard to the Tulane pool as to the general pool, then—statistically, at least—every single...
...discuss paradoxes inherent in public service with students in the Dunster House Junior Common Room yesterday evening. The panel members, who represented both sides of the political spectrum and hailed from different professional backgrounds, including journalism, said they were concerned that a campaign mentality can interfere with good governance. All agreed that the current presidential administration has tried to govern with tactics generally used while campaigning. They disagreed on the causes and effects of this phenomenon, though, and even differed on the merits of such a strategy. Joe Gaylord, an IOP fellow and veteran Republican strategist who worked for Newt...
...added. Katie A. Beck ’08, a Michigan resident and also a Crimson editor, called Granholm “an amazing role model for women and people who are interested in politics.” Before her speech, Granholm was honored by the Kennedy School of Government with the first-ever Pathfinder Award. Kennedy School Lecturer in Public Policy Jerry E. Mechling ‘65 said the award will honor public officials who govern with an appreciation of global issues, and especially an understanding of the increasing importance of technology...