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...military (“Who Really Serves?,” column, Jan. 19), and agree with his conclusion that liberals (or conservatives who are against the war, for that matter, since there are many) need to move beyond a solely class-based analysis both in their rhetoric and politics. Simon deserves credit for the way he deconstructs the statistics cited by the pro-war Heritage Institute, demonstrating the principle that statistics cited out of context tend to represent a selective view of data that is subject to conscious or unconscious bias. Simon correctly faults Heritage’s numbers...
...show “Nanny 911,” this time starring the cast of “Love Actually.” Colin Firth plays the widower Cedric Brown, who cannot control his seven unruly children. In the opening sequence, the children, led by the eldest boy (Simon Brown, the cute kid from “Love Actually”) break into the kitchen, tie the screaming cook (Imelda Staunton, “Vera Drake”) to the table, and wreak utter havoc. Nanny McPhee then mysteriously shows up at their door and uses her magic to whip...
...editors: A recent op-ed by Samuel M. Simon that cites my research (“Who Really Serves?,” column, Jan. 19) was brought to my attention, and I wanted to express my thanks for your interest. I agree with pretty much all of Simon’s analysis, so was a bit surprised when he also wrote that my Heritage Foundation study has “some serious flaws.” One of the things Simon might have meant is that the paper’s recruit data are from 1999 and 2003, which...
...authorship surrounding Simon Rich extends beyond his family and into college life. Rich is a blockmate of Nick McDonell ’06, who has already written two novels, “Twelve” and “The Third Brother,” the latter of which is partly set at Harvard...
...news article, "Young Rich Lands Book Deal," incorrectly referred to New York Times staff writer Alex Witchel as the mother of Simon H. Rich '06-'07. Witchel, who is married to Times columnist Frank Rich '71, is Simon's stepmother...