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...were in Me'a She'arim, which is an incredibly conservative, Hasidic neighborhood in Israel, an area where they?re very much against outsiders and don?t really trust the media. So we get there and our local fixer - because we had a fixer in every country - said that it would be a great place to go and speak to people. So we go there and we start to be yelled at [and told] to ?Get out of here? and ?You don?t belong here.? And then the crowd gathered very quickly. It was one of those...
There's an old axiom: Never trust a skinny chef. Any comment? -John Rhodes, SALT LAKE CITYWell, if he's trying to say I'm too skinny, thank you. I've never loved clothes enough to give up food, and I never will...
Whatever the efficacy of dissent, speaking courageously for truth and justice is the job of the academy. Professor Stanley Hoffman speaks forcefully regarding the responsibility of the intellectual. Tenured professors, particularly in elite institutions, are protected members of society. We hope and trust that a increasing number of them will recognize that along with these privileges come important responsibilities, particularly in times of crises...
Feng Zhongping of the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations says Brown is "building trust with the Chinese leaders. He thinks China will play a favorable role [in its relations with] Britain in the age of globalization. This opinion sets him apart from other European leaders." The Prime Minister dismisses reports that he entertained any thoughts of boycotting the Beijing Olympics in protest over China's crackdown in Tibet. He always intended, he says, to miss the opening celebrations but to attend the closing ceremonies, where the mantle of the Olympics will be passed on to London, which will host...
...snappy slogans. "That sounds a bit academic, doesn't it?," said Brown after a long explanation of how voters in Kirkcaldy or New Jersey might be convinced of the importance of reforming international institutions. And those voters who do grasp the issues might well ask why Brown places trust in the ability of large numbers of nations to reach agreement on contentious matters. For all his faith in the power of multilateralism, Brown dislikes the protracted meetings that are at the heart of any international action, says Stephen Wall, a former government official who advised Blair on the European Union...