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They are probably right to think that most Americans have a happier impression of the past 40 years. But the skies have clouded in the past year, and this time around, the attacks make one wonder how those who find Michelle Obama's gritty realism out of bounds would mount a campaign in this climate. By suggesting everything is swell? By gliding silently over the battered economic landscape at home in order to talk instead only about terrorism abroad? That is certainly not where most Americans live either...
...Similar arguments have been set forth by a handful of conservatives, chief among them Andrew Sullivan. Yet Sullivan falls down when he resorts to the argument that gay marriage should be legalized because it will make a great number of gay Americans much happier. Sullivan calls the pursuit of happiness “the birthright of every American.” While this allusion to the Declaration of Independence’s preamble is sweetly sentimental, there is no guaranteed right to happiness in the Constitution (and for good reason). By giving credit to this argument, Sullivan opens...
...year that, “the ban on homosexuals in the military is unwise.” The dispute here is not over Faust’s message, but rather her timing. “If it’s going to be political, I think everyone would be happier having someone else speak,” one Marine midshipman told The Crimson earlier this week...
...completed their training. “It’s just a happy, joyous occasion, so the idea that a speech would radicalize the event is unnecessary,” he said. “If it’s going to be political, I think everyone would be happier having someone else speak.”Paul E. Mawn ’63, who is the chairman of Advocates for Harvard ROTC, commended Faust for appearing at the commissioning ceremony, but added that the University should make a distinction between the students and the political issue...
...Crimson’s fortune finally reversed itself. After trailing for the entire contest, Harvard scored two runs in the eighth and then exploded for eight runs in the ninth inning to win the game 10-8. “Getting that last win definitely made everybody a lot happier withthis weekend,” captain Matt Vance said.The way the Crimson won was a bit ironic, since it is one of the few times all year Harvard has caught lucky breaks. In the ninth inning, the Big Green threw four wild pitches, hit two batters, walked two more...