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...past week, Cincinnati has sustained more civil unrest than it has at any time since the rioting prompted by the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968. We are saddened by the media’s disinterest, and we urge President George W. Bush to use his bully pulpit and seize this opportunity to bring these riots to national attention. Bush had expressed ardent verbal opposition to racial profiling throughout his campaign and asked the Attorney General for a report on the subject soon after taking office. We encourage Bush to continue with this process. The profound antagonism between...
...College Dublin. By the time she was 46 she had become Ireland's first female president. She is only the second occupant of the high commissioner post, but her tireless campaigning - she has visited more than 60 countries - and unyielding outspokenness have transformed the office into an international bully pulpit. Her willingness to, as she puts it, "criticize those who are your masters - the member states" has rankled some members of the world body. Israel, for example, bristled when she said it used excessive force in the Palestinian territories. Russia responded angrily to her criticism of its role in Chechnya...
...with a large, powerful, fiercely independent group of faculties will be reminiscent of struggling with the power barons of Congress during his time at the U.S. Treasury. And a Harvard president certainly has fewer constitutional powers than his former boss Bill Clinton. But the Harvard president has a bully pulpit second to none in the world of higher education, and here, too, where Summers will need to make his mark. Some of the tasks are crucial but relatively straightforward--explaining to the American people the critical importance of funding higher education as well as the arts and sciences generally...
...former University President Derek C. Bok said that Summers should use his bully pulpit carefully...
...nation and the world. As the nation's most prestigious university, Harvard cannot afford to be silent on major educational issues. As a vocal and active institution, the University also has a role to play on the national political stage. Summers should take advantage of the bully pulpit that the Harvard presidency offers, but in doing so he should consider the political views of the members of the university community...