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...books that made me do all three—for example, “Portrait of a Lady.” Reading Henry James always makes me so upset. I love Henry James, but at the same time you want to take his characters by the shoulders and shake them and say, “Wake up!” THC: Is there anything that someone said to you about writing that really stuck with you all these years?MR: [James Allen McPherson, who teaches at the University of Iowa,] was the first person who really pushed me to think...
Just in case the efforts by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad against homosexuals, Jews, Kurds, Baha’i, Israelis, academics, Americans, and weapons inspectors have not been adequately appalling, his regime’s latest public enemy number one—women—should shake us to the core. While media coverage of Ahmadenejad’s visit to the United Nations General Assembly last week was primarily focused on the dangers posed to America and to the world by a nuclear Iran, it behooves us to remove ourselves from this America-centric perspective and consider the actual suffering...
When some drop out of school, have children out of wedlock, and go to prison, the wealthy can shake their heads at the undeserving poor with no place in our society. We begrudge them cigarettes and cell phones, alcohol and drug use, unmarried sex, and even their ability to have children, forgetting King Lear in Act II: “O, reason not the need!... / Allow not nature more than nature need, / Man life’s as cheap as beast’s.” Instead, let’s look to Act III: “Take...
...Bloomberg's reversal underscores why term limits inspire robust debate, as both proponents and detractors can claim their position upholds democracy's bedrock principles. Supporters say term limits hold politicians accountable, usher in fresh views that shake up static power structures, and mitigate an incumbent's advantages. Opponents argue that in addition to creating lame ducks, term limits snatch away the public's fundamental right to choose their elected officials...
Nevertheless, the change at the top of the ISI is likely to be welcomed by Washington and may even relax tensions with Islamabad, analysts say. While the shake-up helps Kayani advance a more coherent response to the challenge of rising militancy, it also underscores the army's enduring clout. The ISI nominally falls under the purview of the Prime Minister, but on this occasion the civilian government merely gave formal approval to a decision by the military leadership. Two months ago, the civilian government attempted to bring the ISI formally under its control. The move was vetoed...