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Finally, to describe French society as “a society formerly of one cultural, linguistic, and ethnic mode” is to take the utopian aspiration of the Jacobin revolutionaries for an eternal truth. In 1790, Father Henri Gregoire pointed out that most French citizens did not speak French...

Author: By Virginie Greene and Alice A. Jardine | Title: France’s Riots Were Not Merely Due To Cultural Heterogeneity | 11/28/2005 | See Source »

Finding the back of the net hasn’t been a problem for the No. 19 Harvard men’s hockey team, but holding late leads has proved something of a challenge these days.The Crimson (4-2-0, 3-2-0 ECAC) held a 3-2 edge over...

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Looking to Get Ahead, Stay Ahead | 11/17/2005 | See Source »

With remarks like “Bill O’Reilly is a big, lying jerk,” liberal radio personality Al Franken ’73 gave a Harvard Square audience a taste of his newest jab at the right last night. Speaking to a group of about...

Author: By Jessica C. Coggins, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Franken Promotes Book | 11/16/2005 | See Source »

Vice President Cheney is among the White House officials with extreme concerns about China as a growing economic and military rival. Before leaving Japan, Bush touched pointedly on the needs of his fellow Christians in the world's most populous country, during a speech laying out an Asian agenda stressing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Bush Jabbed at Beijing | 11/16/2005 | See Source »

Jenkins doesn't deserve the leniency he has received. His maltreatment by the North Koreans should not be used as an excuse. It was Jenkins' own actions that led him to the "hell" of North Korea. He showed his true cowardly nature by deserting the country he was fighting for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 11/12/2005 | See Source »

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