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...Farce of Feminism” (Editorial, Oct. 16, 2001), I do not doubt the anti-feminist passion that Rebecca E. Rubins ’05 used to fuel her Editor’s Notebook, but I have the distinct feeling she will be singing a different tune when she enters the working world...
...pride, but it's also the way we get smarter, and humbler. This is a time that calls for as much humility as courage: when the territory is unknown it's better not to pretend you know where you are going. Better to listen to advice, argue with passion, even with ourselves and our worst instincts. Our better angels need weapons too, and argument makes them sharper, and every time we fight the urge to panic and help someone else regain his balance, we may better arm ourselves for whatever these next days bring...
...difficult to pin down exactly what makes the videos of Iranian-born Neshat so astonishing. Part of their freshness must be that they offer a view of a life few Westerners understand, in a way that emphasizes its beauty and passion rather than its oppression. But her work is not simple reportage. The people in her videos are vehicles for expressing universal human emotions: desire, love, grief, loneliness...
...fight for debt relief intensified, so did Larry’s passion. While some of us used to tease Larry about speaking about debt relief with too much dry financial language, by the time debt relief passed, few could match Larry’s ability to translate what debt relief meant in terms of children who would get health care, food and education. Even Bono was moved by what he called Larry’s “lyrics.” And while many of us are proud of our efforts, and while all of us would give...
...became an administration legend. Indeed, our Chief of Staff began to only half-jokingly suggest that Summers had to be kept away from any last-minute negotiating table for fear he would give up everything to get the vaccines tax credit passed. Around the world, Larry’s passion sent a clear message: AIDS must be a critical focus of not only top health ministers, but financial ministers as well. Today, the vaccines tax initiative is at on the agenda in several major nations, with no small thanks to Larry...