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...Klerk’s decision in 1990 to end South Africa’s policies of racial segregation was a milestone for the country, said Tony Leon, a member of the South African parliament and a fellow at the Institute of Politics...
...vast,” said Linden. “It has something to say about all aspects of life.” The turnout of about a dozen people failed to rival past “Jewbilation” events, like a discussion with Institute of Politics Fellow Tony Leon, according to an e-mailed statement from Danielle L. Charlap ’09, the president of Hillel’s steering committee. “It was a shame that it was not more widely attended,” said audience member Ilan J. Caplan...
...even with his strong views, Harris is open to both listening to and accepting others. He has to be, considering his family, which he describes as “ranging from Dennis Kucinich on the right to Leon Trotsky on the left.” Harris, who agreed with the libertarian philosophy before he “even knew the name,” learned at a very early age how and when he could win his political battles. Which is probably a good thing, as even the Libertarian Forum’s two major officers (Harris and Sheffield) disagree...
...always wore sweaters.”Leach, who accepted a one-year appointment at the IOP in September after former director Jeanne Shaheen left to run for U.S. Senate as a Democrat from New Hampshire, was known as one of the most progressive Republicans in Congress.Tony J. Leon, a fall IOP fellow and former opposition leader in South Africa, said he was pleased to find that Leach is not a “smashmouth.”“He speaks with a quiet voice but commands a lot of authority,” Leon said.True to form, Leach...
...according to Yannatos.John D. Kapusta ’09, a trumpet player as well as a vocalist in the five-year joint degree program between Harvard and the New England Conservatory, is serving as assistant conductor this season. He is following in the footsteps of such heavyweights as Leon Botstein—now the music director of the American Symphony Orchestra and president of Bard College—and Alan T. Gilbert ’89, the music director-elect of the New York Philharmonic.“I think I’ve always wondered just how much...