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...long, deep breath we have held for a year. We can measure the meaning of his capture by the measures we have taken - old alliances and long traditions discarded to go to war to take him out and, in the name of democracy, a war that was opposed by vast majorities in most democracies on earth. Hundreds of soldiers killed, hundreds more wounded, $4 billion a month spent and billions more to come, a country broken in pieces that we will be helping rebuild for years to come. And so what is the gift this capture has brought? Perhaps...
Being able to see beyond the imposing history of the institution and the titles of senior administrators may be what distinguishes Elfenbein from the vast majority of Harvard students. Being able to pick through the bull-shit has proven integral to Elfenbein’s social activism. “Deans are people too,” she says...
...allowing this public anger and concern to go unaddressed, the Church is letting the misdeeds of an unfortunate few overshadow the good to which a vast majority of Catholic priests dedicate their lives, not to mention tarnish the reputation of their honorable profession. Rather than take special care of the offending priests—as Law did for almost half a century—the Church should be distancing itself from their sins. Obviously the institution’s current actions aren’t satisfying to the public, with demonstrations and waning church attendance, and now with the murder...
Harvard, of course, does not have enough money, even with its sizeable endowment, to erase all of Boston’s financial woes. It is, therefore, inevitable, that the University’s vast but much-needed expansion across the river will encounter bureaucratic difficulties. By pursuing policies such as partially funding this housing development, however, Summers has suggested that Harvard will be committed to doing the work necessary to overcome any such obstacles. As a result, although most undergraduates cannot immediately point to Everett Street on a map, we should all recognize the importance of the University-funded work...
...changing the way we think about what was already a complex disease. It turns out that patients are not as helpless against its ravages as was once thought, especially if they are warned at the disease's very earliest stages. Changes in lifestyle and diet can, in the vast majority of cases, make a big difference. The future for anyone with diabetes has never been brighter, provided he or she has access to the right treatments. But the consequences of inaction have never been more broadly devastating. This year more than 200,000 Americans with diabetes will die from...