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There's more. To an extent that few Americans understand, modern Europeans have a deep sense of guilt about their colonial adventures. (Indeed, they have much to feel guilty about.) Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth, a chilling catalog of French atrocities in Algeria and a cry to listen to those denied a voice, is one of the post-1945 era's most influential European books. All this has had an effect. It was easy for Europeans to be on the side of Israel when, as in 1967 and 1973, it seemed to be fighting a defensive...
...Internal Revenue Service, which he often dubbed the “Internal Rectal Service” in his famous one-minutes speeches on the floor of the House. In those rants, Traficant would often plead “Beam me up, Mr. Speaker!” Regardless of his guilt, Congress will be weaker—and certainly duller—because of his absence...
...coats, so my understanding of my coat’s cost was second-hand. Similarly, my college education is paid for mainly by my parents (the $2,000-$3,000 I earn during the year is a drop in the proverbial bucket). I cannot value Harvard (although guilt is a great motivator) simply because it is a financial burden for my parents. That one-step removal from actual earning is a substantial one; at nine, I could not comprehend that my coat represented hours of labor to my mother, nor at 22 can I fully grasp the many years...
...MILK?: In August, Fireside/Simon & Schuster will publish "The Maternity Leave Breastfeeding Plan: How to Enjoy Nursing for 3 Months and Go Back to Work Guilt-Free" (paperback original) by Dr. Will Wilkoff. According to the publisher, "Most doctors advise new mothers to breastfeed for at least six months - a longer commitment than most working women can make. 'The Maternity Leave Breasfeeding Plan' brings welcome news to working mothers and others: women who nurse for three months (or until their maternity leave is over) provide their children an optimal start in terms of nutrition and can have the same rewarding experience...
...course, no decent person has any tolerance for sexual violence. One should not sympathize with victims out of pity or guilt, but out of a sense of moral obligation. Sometimes we need to be persuaded to overcome our apathy, which requires a legitimate investment of thought and feeling...