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...leadership to all, not to a select few lucky enough to have been born into a particular (aristocratic) family. As a nation, we rely on underdogs to revitalize the status quo, and we thrive on dynamism and perpetual regeneration. Ironically, that was a large part of the appeal of John F. Kennedy ’40 in 1960. But another Senator Kennedy—especially a temporarily unelected one—would only serve to reinforce the already daunting monolithic nature of her family name, perhaps overshadowing what she might accomplish in office. I concede that there?...
...years ago, John Updike ’54 complained that no one read him in the airports anymore. And this past year, he published a melancholy essay in the magazine of the AARP about the decline of writerly inspiration. “Memories, impressions, and emotions from your first 20 years on earth are most writers’ main material,” he wrote; “little that comes afterward is quite so rich and resonant. By the age of 40, you have probably mined the purest veins of this precious lode; after that, continued creativity...
...Leftist Politics And The Cult of Personality” by Jerome Corsi: It’s no exaggeration to call this extra-long political pamphlet a labor of pure hate. It was born out of one purpose: to sink the ship of Obama like Corsi did to that of John Kerry four years before. But unfortunately for him, his allegations about Obama’s “extensive connections to Islam” and continued drug use into law school and beyond failed to stop the campaign for change. One can only wonder how full of spite Corsi must...
...that sense, seaborne piracy is the visible face of the lack of opportunities on shore. Coming to that realization, however, is the easy part. Somalia remains a painful symbol of the difficulties of humanitarian missions. According to the official history by U.S. Army Chief of Military History Brigadier General John Brown, “no such [humanitarian] operation has proven as costly or shocking, however, as that undertaken in Somalia from August 1992 to March 1994.” Although American troops had been greeted as liberators at first, “Operation RESTORE HOPE” turned sour very...
...future as a loving father to many. But the truth is, deer are polygamous and bucks will copulate with as many different females as they can get their sleazy hooves on. Who knows how many other little Bambis that cervine cheater had running around? 3. Pocahontas and John Smith—Sorry, but the exploitation of one’s family and land does not a strong relationship make. 2. Ariel and Eric—I’ve heard that one shouldn’t have to change for the one she loves. Why choose a man who makes...