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...Chair of the Fellows Committee at the IOP, Atwan was the treasurer and a founding member of the Harvard-Radcliffe Republican Alliance...
Looking back on his speech at the Institute of Politics (IOP) last week, we're hard-pressed to tell whether Forbes' message is driven more by stupidity or by hubris. Decrying "legalized corruption" of the tax code via special interest group money in Washington, D.C., Forbes has reached the stupefying (reason-defying?) conclusion that he should be able to buy his way into office in order to lower tax rates for the rich. Forbes' other forceful prescriptions for American politics included calls for a new "individualism" in an "opportunity America"--whatever that means...
...IOP should be ashamed of its sponsorship of Forbes' speech. Although television and radio outlets may not be able to turn down Forbes' purchases of air time, a responsible forum for political discussion should filter its speakers in order to ensure responsible political commentary. Such expression does not come from a whiny multi-millionaire whose only qualification for office is an aspiration to increase his inherited fortune...
Meeting more than 100 students and faculty over pizza in the Winthrop House Junior Common Room, Kennedy discussed the magazine which first appeared this September and has already outgrossed other more established political journals. The talk was sponsored by the Winthrop Discussion Series and the Institute of Politics (IOP) "Pizza and Politics" Series...
Kennedy, who serves on the board of directors at the IOP, which was founded in memory of his father John F. Kennedy '40, said much of the inspiration for the magazine comes from his experience at the IOP...