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Americanness at Issue RE: "Is He American Enough?" [Oct. 20]. The greatness of the U.S. is that it is a big melting pot of people who chose to come to that country for different reasons. Some were forced by circumstances in their own countries, some were wrenched out of their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Two Candidates, Two Styles | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

My fellow Americans, we find ourselves just days away from what will probably be one of the most memorable elections in any of our lives. What’s more is that we may be only moments away from electing our first black President and starting the process of cleaning...

Author: By Andrew F. Nunnelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: McCain as President: Do Fewer Civil Liberties Mean Better Art? | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

There are many different types of failure. There is the spectacular collapse of a work that crumbles under the weight of its own ambition. There is the unmourned death of a work that fails even to reach low expectations. And there is the agonizing tragedy of a work that should...

Author: By Jillian J. Goodman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Waves Threaten, But Never Come to Crest in ‘Sea of Poppies’ | 10/23/2008 | See Source »

In the 11th year of his third (or is it his fourth?) creative peak, it’s pointless to talk about Bob Dylan outside of the context of the shadow he casts over the American musical landscape. The man is an institution, and, if he lives another 67 years...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bob Dylan | 10/17/2008 | See Source »

One attribute we don't need, although commonly associated with greatness in a leader, is empathy. Politicians--including the two at the top--tell the great American middle class that its problems are not its fault. Or that, whoever may be at fault, the problems can be solved if only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Leader We Deserve | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

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