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...seven nations that voted against the creation of an ICC, a move that alienated us from almost all of our allies and grouped us with nations such as China, Libya and Iraq—not exactly the bastions of liberal humanitarianism. An eleventh-hour signing of the Rome Statute to create such a court, authorized by former President Clinton, was a halfhearted and empty move. It was an utterly meaningless maneuver, and yet President George W. Bush and the Republican majority in Congress vigorously opposed even this hollow, symbolic gesture toward international...
...Americans as cultural and linguistic isolationists. When we go abroad, we speak English to everyone we meet and get angry when they do not understand. If we go abroad, that is. Very few Americans make it overseas, and if they do, they go to London or Paris, maybe Rome. Those on more expansive budgets perhaps relax at a resort in Phuket (Thailand) or in Bali (Indonesia) where western food is served alongside western beds, western toilets, western people and western consumer-oriented service. Americans leave relaxed but totally ignorant about Thai or Indonesian language and culture...
...curating something so banal as what could be made by an amateur in the home, whose creation was intended not for display but for utility. The MFA, founded as a institution for the cultural elite, focused its early collection on ancient Egypt and the Middle East, Greece and Rome. Art was strictly European and American painting. Folk Art trickled into the MFA when it became an increasingly significant feature of the American art scene, thanks in part to the correlation between the Great Depression and the quest for an assertion of American values. Apparently, well-made and decorated cabinets were...
...just begs all sorts of questions about not only “unsupported particulars” but also, for that matter, “supported generalizations.” After all, evidence really satisfies no one, especially when it’s offensive. But we say to them, hey, Rome wasn’t built...
...were fudged. They usually receive poor college grades and often end up dropping out because they can't handle the work. No, the SATS aren't perfect, but to admit students solely on the basis of grades earned in secondary school would turn into an unqualified disaster. CANDACE MURDOCK Rome...