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...world than she thinks she does, but more about it than the adult world credits her with understanding. You're never quite sure which Juno you're trying to reason with, the innocent idealist or the shrewdly appraising demi-adult, especially since she offers all opinions in the same tone of voice - brisk, brusque, funny and very often dismissive of our pieties...
Klein is wrong about the Democrats being "tone-deaf" on national security. The problem is, nobody has yet figured out the good answer for the bad question "Are human rights more important than American national security?" The right answer is that without human rights, America cannot have national security. It is not "our freedom" that Osama bin Laden hates. It is the fact that we preserve our rights here in America but deny the same freedoms to others. Every time we infringe on human rights in an effort to bolster security, we lose both. Denying human rights has always been...
Klein called the Democrats "tone-deaf" for acting on the demands of the American people that we bring the Iraq war to a close. And he says we are "well beyond stupid," but he got most of the facts wrong about the debate over changing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Klein falsely claimed that the bills supported by Democrats in the House and Senate would require individualized warrants to wiretap calls made by foreign targets. Instead, the bills require such warrants only when the government targets Americans, something we should all agree is necessary. Klein was also flat...
...over a Harvard team that has never been good against Ivy League opponents, let alone Big Ten squads. For the Wolverines, this was more of a scrimmage to get ready for teams like Illinois and Ohio State, not a game that would help them define themselves and set the tone for the season.On the other hand, Harvard has had this date circled on its calendar for months. Not only was the Crimson trying to get a revenge win for its new coach, but it knew that it had the chance to make a statement on national television. For perhaps...
...forgettable first half for Harvard, sophomore guard Jeremy Lin scored the first six points of the game, but he was relatively silent afterwards, finishing with just seven. After BU took the early lead, the Crimson managed to tie the score at 11 apiece. Then, the Terriers set the tone for the rest of the game by grabbing the lead on back-to-back threes from Strong and junior guard Marques Johnson.Harvard did not see the score tilt in its favor until 8:28 left to play in the half. After a Pusar three, Housman sunk two from the line, then...