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...Terror” series, a Harvard Law School panel called “Detention, Rendition, and Torture: Waging America’s Global War on Terrorism outside the Rule of Law,” and (what would Harvard be without) the recurring Noam Chomsky oration on terrorism.There was also a flyer advertising the impending visit of a Maoist political economist which implored, “If you feel angry with the way the world is, you need to hear Raymond Lotta.” I am angry with the way the world is—specifically with how a rather...
...existing database has already enjoyed considerable popularity. The database’s most popular clip last week was footage of a debate between MIT linguist Noam Chomsky and Harvard’s Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz, who verbally sparred at a Nov. 29 event entitled “Israel & Palestine After Disengagement: Where Do We Go From Here?” The clip was viewed 379 times...
...rancorous event that often challenged the moderator’s ability to keep control and drew strong reactions from the overflow crowd, Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz debated MIT linguistics professor Noam Chomsky on the Israeli and Palestinian conflict last night.The debate at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, which touched on issues such as the contiguity of a future Palestinian state and Israel’s commitment to peace, was highly confrontational. Dershowitz accused Chomsky of living on a fictional “Planet Chomsky” and Chomsky claimed that Dershowitz had misrepresented his views...
...evidence.”“In the whole unfolding of events for the past two years, I’ve seen only one batty conspiracy theory,” he said, referring to Dershowitz’s accusation that Finkelstein conspired with MIT’s Noam Chomsky to vilify pro-Israel professors.Finkelstein also claimed that the editorial had not been written by The Record, whose opinion editor, Mitchell D. Webber, is one of Dershowitz’s research assistants.“That wasn’t written by this fellow. He just took everything that Professor...
...intellectuals linked to the voting page from their personal websites.—Staff writer Lulu Zhou can be reached at luluzhou@fas.harvard.edu.CREAM OF THE CROPThe world’s top 10 public intellectuals, chosen by voters in an online poll, with the number of votes received in parentheses.#1: Noam Chomsky (4,827) #2: Umberto Eco (2,464) #3: Richard Dawkins (2,188) #4: Vaclav Havel (1,990) #5: Christopher Hitchens (1,844)#6: Paul Krugman (1,746) #7: Jurgen Habermas (1,639) #8: Amartya Sen (1,590) #9: Jared Diamond (1,499) #10: Salman Rushdie (1,468) Harvard?...