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...fastest genocide in recorded history. An estimated 800,000 to one million innocent civilians were killed in a span of one hundred days, and hundreds of thousands fell victim to displacement and starvation in the following weeks and months. The international community’s failure to act, in spite of the fact that the whole world was aware of the atrocities taking place, is one of the most shameful facts of the twentieth century. Yet, we have once again witnessed failure of leadership to act in regards to genocide in Darfur—with the exception of Senator Obama...
...There is no doubt that Buckley deserves much of the credit for the right-wing ascendancy of the past thirty years. Yet in spite of being a seminal presence in modern American history, he launched his career with a much different conception of the National Review’s purpose: “It stands athwart history, yelling Stop, at a time when no one is inclined to do so, or to have much patience with those who so urge it.” That Buckley was dead wrong on pretty much every major historical issue of his time?...
...opposition support, standing on the shores of Lake Victoria. The population here is Luo, arch-rivals of President Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe. Angry mobs torched shops, bars and garages belonging to Kikuyu businessmen and forced their families to board buses for their tribal homelands in Central Kenya. In spite of the apparent political breakthrough in the capital Nairobi, the anger remains even if the mobs have been called...
...already stellar reputation, and will fundamentally benefit the nature of discourse in Cambridge itself. Kagan’s accomplishments have not been limited to the acquisition of new faculty members. She has proven to be extremely popular with both the law student body and the law school administration. In spite of being passed over for Harvard’s presidency early last year, Kagan has been deemed the “perfect” dean by some. Indeed, this praise and enthusiasm from her student body earned her a well-deserved celebration of her work as dean in February...
...campus was on lockdown. Had Kazmierczak not killed himself at the scene of the attack, these security procedures—put in place after last April’s shooting at Virginia Tech—most likely would have prevented further killings. But in spite of elaborate security measures, random and tragic acts of violence are impossible to prevent. In situations like this one, it is not productive to point fingers. Rather, we should acknowledge the losses experienced NIU and reflect on our own community in light of these events. Kazmierczak was clearly a troubled person beneath a calm exterior...