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...have always had a complicated relationship. I attended a progressive Jewish day school, where I had an early insight into religion’s hypocrisies—but was indoctrinated with Reform Judaism just the same. I hated the sycophants who revered the rabbis and cantors for all the wrong reasons. I hated the way my teachers wore their observance like a badge of pride—yet so frequently exhibited pettiness. And as I studied Jewish history, I hated the persecution foisted on my ancestors by so many other groups that claimed their authority from...
Wannop initially studied the impact of the 1970s and 80s corporate responsibility movement on Harvard, but eventually he gained insight into the business end of the University, a side most students are barely aware of, much less scrutinize. “It allowed me to learn about how Harvard works. There’s not a bureaucracy at this school,” Wannop said...
...these Americans, swept up into the conflicts of a Europe they didn’t understand, react to their situation? How did the degrading incarceration of these troops intersect with broader Nazi racial policies? They are questions well worth grappling with, and they provide valuable new insight into the field of Holocaust studies—a field already seemingly saturated with information...
...producer of the film, Paul Hamann, who has made seven previous documentaries about Northern Ireland, defended his film as giving "a unique insight" into what is happening in Ulster. Both Campbell and McGuinness, said Hamann, live in constant fear of assassination. They are, he noted, "ostensibly nice people, but there was a 5% unspoken ruthlessness of personality, and when it showed, it was frightening." Each, he said, had his own justification for killing people and a fanaticism that defied rationality...
...only slightly better than doing nothing. "Trade is a great news story," says writer Jose. "The whole question of human rights in China is not getting much play - and that's a big concern." An Australian official who has played a role says the dialog gives Australia "a great insight into Chinese thinking." "We get input into the training of jurists and improving the legal system. The hard issues, such as torture and political prisoners, are all out in the open...