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...There was some of that, of course. Gates was a mite schoolmasterly, expressing concern that "many people on this Continent may not comprehend the magnitude of the direct threat to European security" from violent Islamic extremism. Some comments in Germany after his speech - Gates has been involved in a very public effort to persuade the German government to boost its contribution to the NATO force in Afghanistan and post troops to the dangerous south of the country as well as the north and west - showed the world-weary hauteur that Americans have come to expect from some Europeans. "The superpower...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Call to Arms | 2/14/2008 | See Source »

...spend time and resources on innovative ways to improve failing schools. Each state should be mandated to have a general restructuring plan with specific steps that each school should follow in order to improve standards of education. This plan should be our first defense against failing schools, not the threat of being closed down by the federal government...

Author: By Ronald K. Kamdem | Title: Better Planning for Education | 2/14/2008 | See Source »

...that has long protected the secularism of the classroom from the growing influence of religious conservatives. Tens of thousands protested the repeal, arguing that a repeal on the ban is the first step to increasing Islam’s influence on society and a serious threat to a non-religious public life. While the ban may seem anathema to Western liberal countries that prioritize freedom of religious exercise, the unique political and demographic characteristics of Turkey have made the ban quite appropriate, especially as the headscarf has become a political symbol of religious conservatism. The issue here is not simply...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: The Secular and the Sacred | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

...feud between the two professors dates back to last spring, when Dershowitz publicly criticized Trivers for what he perceived as a physical threat. According to Dershowitz, Trivers sent a letter telling the law professor to “look forward to a visit from me” if he did not end his vocal support for Israeli military action against Lebanon...

Author: By Christian B. Flow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Trivers Visit To Reignite Feud | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

...plans mirror those adopted after the September 11, 2001 attacks by the United States, which already requires that foreigners be fingerprinted and photographed before they enter the country. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff recently raised concerns about "the possibility of Europe becoming a platform for a threat against...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EU Plans Biometric Border Checks | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

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