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...selective interpretation of an article co-written by Professor of Government Gary King, much of the rhetorical force of the article is provided by an interview with Mansfield. (Indeed, the term "Race-norming" is a direct quote.) Inasmuch as The Weekly Standard and Mansfield seized an opportunity to reflect publicly on the ethics of race-norming, we, the undersigned, feel compelled to reflect publicly on the ethics of race baiting...
...underestimated the pervasiveness of potent American sexuality. Such flagrant sexual intimacy has come to disturb every aspect of life here, in the process turning the college bar into a giant back seat; moving X rated movies to the R section, likening Madonna to Marilyn. Our culture has come to reflect our sex life as an exhibitionist porn-show...
...main types of intervention the U.S. ponders most often: peacemaking, in which warring parties must be forced to stop fighting; peacekeeping, where the parties have accepted a peace agreement; and emergency humanitarian aid, often in warlike conditions. All of them are potentially bloody. "Our level of military involvement must reflect our stakes," says Perry. The Gulf War fell into the first category, and Bosnia the second. "The second category is much more difficult to deal with than the first," he says, "because we must weigh the risks against the interests involved, and because the threats are not always so clear...
...something really thrilling. "Then we'd make jokes about the funny things we were going to do to the White House," says Michael. "We were planning to shake up the place. We'd laugh again, and then my mother might say, 'This is really profound.' And we'd reflect on how truly historic it would be. Then nobody would say anything for a while, until one of my sisters said to my father, 'What do you want to do?' And he'd say, 'I don't know.' And that's the way it would end. To this moment...
...cars, wagons, U-Hauls and buses fill up for the Big Game this brisk November weekend, it is perhaps a perfect moment to reflect on the real meaning of "The Game." Over the years, the meaning of this traditional and emotional event for Harvard students has undoubtedly changed and these changes, perhaps more than others, truly distinguish us from the Harvard students of the past...