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...easy to view terrorists as alien creatures who exist outside normal patterns of social interaction," he writes. But the sobering reality is that they don't. Sociopaths do not make capable terrorists - they seldom take orders and are rarely willing to sacrifice their lives for a larger goal. Many terrorists on the other hand, share qualities with ordinary, law-abiding people: they can be cooperative, goal-orientated and intelligent, even if emotionally wrought. Often, the start of their radicalization can be traced to a scrupulously moral outrage - not an irrational hatred or base prejudice...
...night-owl who seldom ate breakfast, I was not affected by that particular outrage. But I thought of it a few years ago, when Harvard students were noisily protesting yet another proposed dining hall cost-cutting measure–this time, to replace Cheerios and Fruit Loops with some kind of inferior generic cereal. Since then, Harvard students have made themselves heard on many subjects, from the wages of campus security guards to the proper use of Hilles Library. But Harvard—like most colleges around the country—has been curiously quiet on the subject...
...defaults were few back then, making the swaps a low-risk way to collect premiums and earn extra cash. The swaps focused primarily on municipal bonds and corporate debt in the 1990s, not on structured finance securities. Investors flocked to the swaps in the belief that big corporations would seldom go bust in such flourishing economic times...
...organized by the Harvard Islamic Society (HIS)—bears sufficient witness. Ostensibly an attempt to promote intercultural understanding and generate positive public relations for a culture allegedly besieged by ill will due to its terrorist associations, Islam Awareness Week organized several spectacles one would otherwise seldom see on campus...
...freshmen eager to enjoy their newfound freedom, an adult in the dorm is just plain inconvenient. Proctors seem to leave their perpetually non-advisory, invisible state only to break up the seldom freshman room party. But rest assured, soon-to-be-upperclassmen: though your housing may get worse, the variety of active house tutors is something to look forward to. Unlike freshman proctors, house tutors all across campus work hard towards creating a sense of community beyond entryway dinners and a weekly study break. “You’re here to bring your interests to the community...