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...always worrying when a secretive, self-perpetuating body converges on a single viewpoint. This is not to challenge the Corporation’s secrecy or self-perpetuation; rather, it is to note that such insular conditions of operation, which impede external critique, make vigorous internal critique imperative. Especially now that University President Lawrence H. Summers has had a role in appointing the majority of the current members of the Corporation, each new member must be selected with an eye to shaking off the sluggish haze of groupthink that can so easily envelop and consume groups of people...
...More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun-for anybody. 67. You are getting Greedy. Act your old age. Relax-This won't hurt." HUNTER S. THOMPSON, American journalist and author, in a note written four days before he killed himself in February...
...Modern Asia" [Aug. 15-22], author Kishore Mahbubani stated, "Japan's record in World War II was disastrous. But if Japan had not succeeded early in the 20th century, Asia's development would have come much later." Mahbubani also said, "Asia needs to send Japan a big thank-you note." Those of us who are not Japanese might consider doing so, but only if Israel sends a big thank-you note to Germany. Mahbubani seems to assume that economic growth has a value higher than anything else. Maybe that is his belief, but it isn't necessarily shared...
Obviously, I’m still very much alive—but that is beside the point. What I’d particularly like to note is a current and worrisome trend: the recent reports crash after crash after crash...
...praise where praise is due. We are happy to note the collective response of Harvard’s faculties—and the numerous other universities nationwide—to the devastation wrought by Katrina’s cruel gales. Any exertions Harvard makes on behalf of Hurricane Katrina’s victims will necessarily look meager next to the billions of dollars that will be spent to save, salvage, and resurrect New Orleans in the coming months and years. Nonetheless, each invaluable life which Harvard rescues from painful disruption or utter ruin represents a laudable success and makes...