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Neither do I object to changes of allegiance. College, and in particular, this College, ought to make us examine the beliefs we’ve taken for granted—whether political, religious or philosophical. Adolescence is an ideal time for apostasy...
But—and this is where the new baseball caps come in—we ought not to abandon blindly-held beliefs for other, more fashionable, blindly-held beliefs. In “Corn-Pone Opinions,” a short piece in Europe and Elsewhere, Mark Twain writes that there is “hardly a man in the world has an opinion upon morals, politics, or religion which he got otherwise than through his associations and sympathies...
...Policy discussions that affect students ought to involve students,” Chopra said...
...class,” she says. “So when Paul Hoffman comes to talk about global warming, his students will come, so that they can earn some extra credit in his eyes and find out if he’s going to say something that they really ought to know for the exam on Friday. There certainly are speakers who appeal to students...
...Handing control to Iraqis will take time. Iraqis are not "one people" wanting to be "one nation". The Kurds, the Sunnis and the Shi'ites have separate agendas and respond to different outside powers. The U.S. ought to remain in Iraq, help cooperating Iraqis to improve their life, get organized and work for their future. Strategically, U.S. presence in Iraq neutralizes Iran and Syria's activities in the region and enhances our alliance with other neighbors. Our presence and actions are effective and significantly reduce terrorist attacks on the U.S. mainland. Our military is trained, organized and equipped for this...