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When two-thirds of the murders in the U.S. are committed with guns, one would hope that politicians would be taking prudent steps to restrict access to firearms. Against all common sense, Attorney General John Ashcroft is working to make guns more easily available. Last Monday, the Justice Department reversed its longstanding position on the Second Amendment “right of the people to keep and bear arms,” reinterpreting it as an individual right to own guns rather than a collective right to bear arms in a militia. Ashcroft’s policy reversal confirms many...
Though planning for an invasion is prudent, releasing the plan was wrong for a number of reasons. First, it never makes sense to give advanced warning of America’s war plans. By saying the U.S. wants to wait until next winter to act, the administration is giving Hussein time to escape—or even worse, to preemptively use weapons of mass destruction. Describing America’s timetable puts Hussein in a position with nothing to lose...
...would endanger many of Harvard’s quality athletic programs. On the other hand, raising the minimum standard under which recruits are admitted—a proposal mentioned by Harvard Director of Athletics Robert L. Scalise in a recent interview—would be a sound and prudent move...
...Given the clear language of this advisory from the State Dept. it seemed only prudent for students not to travel to this region under Harvard auspices,” Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 wrote in an e-mail...
...remarks are inappropriately harsh and premature, reflecting the hubris which in itself is ironic, since it is this exalted self-image that truly detracts from the positive attributes and contributions of the Harvard Community. Goodwin is nearing the end of her efforts to rectify her errors and a more prudent observer of news would recognize that the time to comment on this unfortunate chapter in an illustrious career has not yet arrived...