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...holds: First, that it is wrong for the rest of the world to sit back and expect the U.S. to solve the really tough questions. Second, that some things a state does within its borders justify intervention even if they do not directly threaten another nation's interests. Blair understood that today any country's problems could quickly spread. As he said in a speech in 2004, "Before Sept. 11, I was already reaching for a different philosophy in international relations from a traditional one that has held sway since the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648--namely, that a country...
...described as being "about a half-step behind life's parade." Brilliant bumbler Tom Poston got his start as one of Steve Allen's "man on the street" interviewees and later shone as a spacey drunk in Mork & Mindy and a hapless handyman in Newhart, roles he said he understood all too well. "In ways I don't like to admit, I'm a goof-up myself," he said...
...suspect that if Imus had been talking about a men's basketball team, he would not have been so colorful in his comments. Some men seem to have a problem with successful women, even though men still hold most positions of power. I have never understood what thrill there is in degrading another human being or why I should tolerate it. I learned just the opposite in Sunday school. Ellen Linderman, Carrington, North Dakota...
...more than a little confused. Washington is a place of politics and, theoretically, accountability. Men in suits arrive, and if they don’t do their jobs well, they are eventually replaced. The District is full of out-of-state plates and people born elsewhere. I never understood why Barry didn’t go away.And when I was young, Washington was also a magical place, full of gleaming white buildings and solemn memorials and mysterious black government sedans. But the press surrounding Barry’s rises and falls directed me, for the first time, to the uglier...
...these events. Each day of the 10-day simulation corresponded to a year from 1933 to 1943. Students were expected to post the important writings or speeches done by their assigned figure to the class blog along with their own analysis. “It’s understood that these ideological positions are not our own, but they are real” said Denzey. Still, she said writing virulent anti-Semitic speeches had been difficult for some students. Those with less controversial roles were able to appreciate the assignment with less difficulty. “I enjoyed it because...