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...inconsistent unless you understand what the real agenda is, and then everything becomes completely clear and totally consistent. The agenda is Israel. If you’re against Israel—as Matory, Foner, and their ilk are—then they want you to have complete freedom to speak against the Jewish state (as they certainly should and do). If, on the other hand, you’re perceived as pro-Israel (or pro-American, for that matter), then suddenly you have no right to free speech. It is so transparently cynical that I’m amazed that...
...come by for much of the week. To meet demand, the venue expanded into a third room for standing patrons, accessed via another secret door behind a bookshelf. Despite the excitement in the bar, no loud celebrating is permitted in the seated section, with those patrons who don't "speak easy" escorted to the clearly labeled exit...
...Like all history, Harvard’s is far from spotless. Yet four centuries of existence, endurance, and effective prosperity certainly speak highly in its favor. The memory of great men—and recently, women too—who have come before us, whether presidents, renowned scholars, or the captains of Harvard’s seven national-championship football teams, should inspire not only a sense of pride but a sense of duty. We have succeeded to a rich inheritance and thus are responsible for a sacred trust, for the work assembled over generations—one that...
Last week, the Harvard College Women’s Center hosted a screening and discussion of the 2005 film “Speak Out: I Had an Abortion.” The film introduces 11 women who have undergone abortions and who are diverse in age, race, class, ideology, and sexuality. The film means to present abortion as an issue that “affects all women,” and it hopes to slash the stigma associated with what is the most common elective surgery in the United States.An estimated 1.3 million American women terminate pregnancies each year; roughly...
...finding the small Jewish community who remained on the island after the Cuban Revolution. Greg M. Epstein, Humanist Chaplain of Harvard University and Behar’s cousin, gave a brief introduction before the presentation. Epstein had initially suggested that Harvard Hillel invite Behar to speak, aware that the organization hosts cultural events and guest speakers. The author said, “I am delighted to be doing an event that brings together Jewish and Latino students.” Behar has written four books and edited two anthologies; “An Island Called Home” was sold...