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...America is to retain its moral clarity in the fight against international terrorism, then it must allow Israel to proceed with its campaign in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. To tie Israel’s hands at this critical juncture will only put the country at risk of falling, which is exactly what the surrounding Arab states and anti-Semites of the world desire: to drive the Jews into...
...will be ordered to return $535 million of embezzled money to Nigeria. The money was stashed in Switzerland by the African state's former military ruler, General Sani Abacha. The Nigerian government has agreed to drop criminal proceedings against the family of the late dictator and allow them to retain $100 million of the estimated $3 billion that Abacha was alleged to have looted during his five-year rule. Nigeria will eventually recover more than $1 billion from banks around the world...
...jokes comprise an under-appreciated Maxim Delivery System (MDS for short). They can express important insights into the human condition yet retain a staying power that preachy sayings generally lack. On that note, let me offer three jokes intended to convey practical wisdom that I wish I had digested more completely as an undergrad...
Simply this: Seek out and retain friends, in college and afterward. I know some very talented adults who feel justified in having few or no friends because no one meets their high standards. Perhaps these perfectionists are being authentic to themselves, but every one of them is also authentically lonely. No matter what riches, fame or influence you might acquire in your lifetime, none will contribute to your happiness or fulfillment in the same way that a group of close friends will. Find them, cultivate them, retain them. They will prove themselves imperfect...
...forget the hat, buy the ticket, make and retain close friends. Imbibe those maxims—make them part of your life—and you’ll leave college much wiser than I did. And if you still have your bad days, a foamy $3 CDS can take the edge...