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...only the fierce wind, but also some pesky competition that kept a suddenly prolific Crimson offense from coasting this weekend. Sunday’s nightcap, in particular, was a never-say-die affair that showcased the best—and the worst—that Harvard’s roster has to offer...
...These professors ditched The Federalist Papers for Excel spreadsheets years ago. Initially, political scientists studied how institutions shaped human behavior. American scholars, in particular, examined the Constitution’s influence on legislators. In the 1950s, however, “behavioralists,” led by Robert Dahl, revolted. Human behavior shaped institutions, they argued, so political science could predict future events by analyzing motivations, which seemed more useful than quaint debates over checks and balances...
...their defense, these academics are trying to cull universal lessons from particular cases, and a common vocabulary eases this task. The predictive ability that scientific methodology affords is also an asset. But some political scientists want to quantify the unquantifiable. No equation can capture the emotion essential to politics, and getting a feel for human nature from the study of history is more beneficial than tinkering with inherently flawed models...
...There’s no reason to impose such strict career objectives upon oneself. Indeed, our particular educational system is a blessing in that it encourages exploration and creative thinking, a boon that hasn’t gone unnoticed by other countries. Over spring break, through the Harvard College in Asia Program, I had the opportunity to stay at Hong Kong University with a group of fellow undergraduates. The dean of education there informed us that the college is planning to reform its curriculum—a relic of British colonial rule—to bring it more in line...
...launch complicates that diplomacy. Tokyo in particular is furious at Pyongyang - it had earlier in the week threatened to shoot the missile down - and immediately after the launch asked for an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council to take place on Sunday. Both Tokyo and the South Korean government believe the rocket launch was an explicit violation of a 2006 U.N. resolution that insisted the North "not conduct any further nuclear test or launch of a ballistic missile." But North Korea insists it has the right to place communications satellites into orbit, and the U.S. military on Sunday confirmed...