Word: isolationism
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There’s a lot of commotion happening in Studio 74—otherwise known as 74 Mt. Auburn. Crazy beats are piped out at ear-shattering volume as 15 break dancers warm up through shoulder jerks and pushups. Through all the chaos, in the back corner, sits Olakunle...
The experience of the troops assigned to Mekanik, a mixed neighborhood that is home to both the powerful Shi'ite Mahdi Army and a Sunni militant group called the Omar Brigade, illustrates the U.S.'s dilemmas. The neighborhood had suffered months of killing between Sunnis and Shi'ites before U.S...
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“After two years of such isolation, you’re not used to meeting new people, particularly not used to hanging out with girls,” Rothman admits. “The culture of materialism that exists at Harvard was definitely alienating.”
There was also much scrutinizing of jargon. Justice Antonin Scalia questioned the districts' use of the terms "segregation" and "racial isolation." "If you belong to a country club that has 15% black members, I would not consider that a segregated country club," he said. "You're complaining about a lack...