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...cooperation masking deep-seeded intransigency.True compromise requires introspection, mutual respect, and—most frightening to those who cherish the false comfort of hope in peace without abnegation—a recognition of the need for substantial sacrifice on the parts of Israelis and Palestinians alike. These qualities ought to be second nature to America’s academic institutions; after all, open conversation and a willingness to address the most challenging dimensions of an issue are what distinguish a community centered on open inquiry and uninhibited discourse. University students are in a position to engage all sides...
...control emissions, and opposes drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Giuliani and Thompson oppose a cap-and-trade program and support drilling in ANWR. McCain and Giuliani support embryonic stem-cell research while Romney and Thompson do not. While Romney said America “ought to double Guantanamo,” McCain would close it immediately...
...going on, which seem to me to be very substantive, that could affect all of us, and instead, you see a lot of this back-fence gossip. So I said something to the Nightline guy about waterboarding, and if the Bush administration didn't think it was torture, they ought to do some personal investigation. Someone in the Bush family should actually be waterboarded so they could report on it to George. I said, I didn't think he would do it, but I suggested Jenna be waterboarded and then she could talk about whether or not she thought...
Sort of a, 'This is what the media's actually interested it, so let's just put it out there' thing? I think there ought to be some serious discussion by smart people, really smart people, about whether or not proliferation of things like The Smoking Gun and TMZ and YouTube and the whole celebrity culture is healthy. We've switched from a culture that was interested in manufacturing, economics, politics - trying to play a serious part in the world - to a culture that's really entertainment-based. I mean, I know people who can tell...
...Toyota's Prius design appeared in TIME's "Heroes of the Environment" issue [Oct. 29]. I have appreciated Toyota's manufacturing vision ever since they launched a low-emission car a decade ago. The gasoline-electric hybrid Prius is both a feat of excellent marketing and technology. But Toyota ought to do more and more in combating the dangers of the greenhouse effect. The time has come for them to install this hybrid system in all their cars, and for other manufacturers to follow suit. Yoshitsugu Kato, Gifu, Japan