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...What is one to make of all this? In one sense, nothing at all. As Ferguson has argued, the U.S. doesn't seem prepared to make the long-term commitment of resources and talent to its imperial possessions that, for better or worse, Britain did. But let's pretend the U.S. really is prepared to send its best and brightest to help rebuild Iraq. And let's concede, as Ferguson contends, that "liberal imperialism," with its free flow of capital and goods, really can help poor countries grow richer. Would the U.S. be wise to commit itself to such...
...lame archetype. Instead he is hilariously compelling. Sure, we know his newfound popularity is mostly owing to his having a film crew in tow, but we're willing to ignore the Heisenberg uncertainty principle here. If the movie is shot like a documentary, we're willing to pretend it's a documentary no matter how staged it is. "There were things that the producers told me I couldn't do," says Casey, 25, a Miami model. "There was one point where I hooked up with Trishelle from The Real World Las Vegas [who was there for MTV], and the producer...
...even if we pretend for a moment that the military should have done more to protect Iraqi artifacts, the furor over the looting is quite disturbing in itself. Let’s be honest here. The outrage over lost artwork is based on the wicked premise that future generations will miss these artifacts much more than they’ll miss the thousands of people who died—or could have died—in this war. After all, there is only one Harp of Ur, but ordinary Iraqis and Americans are replaceable...
...family's debt before going into active duty. Pam quit her job to be home for Jacob. Rather than go out to eat as they used to, Pam and Jacob will share a new routine with Gerald: get the good china out, light the candles and pretend they are at a fancy restaurant. "It's really weird," Pam says, "because even though I feel poor, I feel rich. I feel content. This year has made me stronger...
...Pretend you’re sitting in my living room having a cup of coffee,” says children’s author Lois Lowry to the 260-plus-person Literature and Arts A-18: “Fairy Tales” class. Lowry, who lives in Cambridge and has written over 30 books including The Giver, Number the Stars and the Anastasia series, resembles a spunky, low maintenance grandmother in her red buttondown sweater. This comforting and casual statement fits with her unassuming thoughtfulness evident as she starts to speak about her novel, Number the Stars, which...