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...deserve to have a president who is not just thinking about the next election but the next generation,” she said. Harvard Students for Hillary brought 14 volunteers to the event. “Our group made a very big difference in turning the tide in Massachusetts, and I think every one of us is deeply proud,” said Ari S. Ruben ’08, the group’s director. “I think we were the young people she talked about.” In her half-hour speech, Clinton emphasized...
...tide doesn’t seem set to turn soon, either; American government-as-religion seems set to win more converts, not to dissolve. For example, Obama has interspersed his soapbox oratory with calls for a new “national service,” one that aims to instill an optimistic sense of duty and country in young Americans like ourselves. Meanwhile, McCain has mused of regiments of uniformed young charity workers living in barracks, a return to the days of the Civilian Community Corps . But it’s hard to see how pressuring or coercing our youth...
...Maybe so, but the new government is likely to have different ideas on how to deal with Pakistan's rising tide of militancy, which has seen dozens of suicide bombings and hundreds killed in the past year. Both the PPP and the PML-N have said they will seek talks with the militants. In theory, that might be something the U.S. could live with (not that it would have much choice), although it is sure to push for a continuing military role as well so Islamabad can negotiate from a position of strength, says Bruce Riedel, a former...
...solemn scene has been played out time and time again over the centuries?the great warships weighing anchor and heading out to sea on the morning tide. Nearby, as a reminder of the glorious past, was the Victory, the flagship of Lord Nelson when he sailed out through the same channel to win his great victory over the French and Spanish at Trafalgar in 1805. And, as always, the Britons gathered at Portsmouth Harbor last week to watch the naval departure were swept with deep feelings of national pride and a sense of foreboding about an uncertain future. The crowd...
...since 1972, reports that the dominant social views in America are still liberal, but not so solidly as they once were. Tom W Smith of N.O.R.C. writes that in most categories, liberal sentiments "either leveled off or slowed their rate of increase around 1973-75. Instead of a conservative tide, the period since about 1973 can be better described as a liberal plateau...