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...thinking and a way of living, a wholly integrated worldview. At heart, any and all punk rockers live by a few basic mantras: 1) Offend the establishment, 2) Dispense with anything that smacks of conformity 3) De-prioritize talent and musicianship, as they reflect the very sort of ostentation and self-commodification from which the entire movement seeks to distance itself. Musically, this plays itself out in a total lack of polish and shine—counterpoint melodies, precise articulation and attention to structure or harmonic detail are rare commodities in the corpus of punk rock...
...west. But Pakistan, erstwhile sponsor of the Taliban and currently the West's most important ally in efforts to take down Bin Laden and his Al Qaida network, is hostile to the idea of a United Front takeover, insisting instead that an administration that replaces the Taliban must reflect Afghanistan's ethnic balance. (As Afghanistan's largest ethnic group, the Pashtun constitute some 40 percent of the population compared with 25 percent Tajik and 19 percent Hazara...
...didn’t truly reflect on what had happened until Thursday evening, when I finally went online to look at several images of the disaster area. The emotional impact of seeing a man falling through the air or a wall with hundreds of “missing” signs far surpasses the emotional impact of the written word, at least for me. Next to the piles of rubble, rescue workers look like ants. The Trade Towers defined lower Manhattan and the debris defines the carnage...
...this new explanation does not reflect much better on undergraduates than the first. The pollsters did not ask, “If the military response involved a draft, would you still be in favor of it?” Students were asked only if they would be willing to serve in the armed forces if called to do so. The mere dislike of a government policy is not enough to justify disobeying it. Serving in the community’s defense when necessary is one of the fundamental responsibilities of all citizens. Only a sincere belief that...
Down the river, students and faculty at MIT have responded to the attack on the World Trade Center in a way that comes naturally to them—construction. The Reflecting Wall at MIT, a 12-foot by 25-foot life-size wooden replica of a section of the World Trade Center now stands behind the MIT chapel. The monument was created as a temporary space where members of the community could reflect on the national tragedy that has left close to 6,000 people missing. Last Friday, the site was dedicated by ministers representing all faiths. According...