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...reiterates this commitment, "It's like the Pentagon Papers--If it's newsworthy, the community deserves to know about it. The Crimson has a strong commitment to reporting the news. We're not like the Harbus [the Harvard Business School newsletter] which won't run stories sometimes if they harm the community...
Ahsan asserts that a "blanket ban" on the use of child labor by the companies that make Harvard apparel will cause us to falsely clear our consciences because it will do harm rather than good. The ban would deprive poor kids of much-needed sources of income, forcing them to either "rummage through rubbish heaps" or seek a job with "some other probably more exploitative local manufacturer (over whom Western public opinion holds little sway)." Almost all garment factories, globally, manufacture clothes primarily for "Western" firms--the kind that are Harvard's licensees--whether those factories are owned directly...
...child labor is advocating a blanket ban on such practices. Unfortunately, such a reaction, while completely understandable and certainly well intentioned, often overlooks the complexity of the underlying issues which govern labor market conditions in poorer countries. In fact, these bans are counterproductive to the extent that they may harm the very segments of society which they aim to protect: The trouble with a blanket ban on the use of child labor, for example, is that it will never make the problem go away, and may possibly even exacerbate it by shifting the focus away from the issue...
...protect the "free flow ofinformation [and] essential civil liberties" ofall people, while trying to resolve such problemsas protecting children from exposure to offensivematerials, governing intellectual property rights,determining the extent a country's laws havejurisdiction over the intangible world ofCyberspace and retaining freedom of speech "whilestill permitting recovery for harm" on theInternet...
...says Wolff. "Do they always? No. The white rhinos went on a five-day love feast, and the male gained 50 lbs. browsing on plants. And animals are so athletic. You think an animal can jump only 10 ft. and build a barrier to keep it from doing any harm. Then, just to prove how stupid you are, it'll jump 12 ft. So we adjust...