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...look at the basics of the Constitution with a view to recent controversy. It is often said that the Constitution establishes the rule of law, and that is true, but only in a way. It also establishes a strong executive power, with a president elected by the people separately from Congress and with powers extending well beyond mere execution of the laws. America is the first republic to have a strong executive and much of its success is due to it. A strong executive looks like one-man rule, the very monarchy against which republics have always contested; its danger...
...left the University of Wisconsin to follow the Hare Krishna movement. Despite their different paths, Greene said his brother’s interests are very similar to his own.“We both ask the big questions, but he looks at it from a very different point of view.”HOME AT HARVARDThough Greene originally chose Princeton over Harvard, in the summer before his freshman year he started to doubt that Princeton’s pastoral setting was ideal for a teenager used to the bustle of New York City. Weeks before school began, Greene called...
...goal of your elite education has not been, as Plato famously conceived it, to ascend above the unilluminated ignorance of the cave. Instead, afraid to cause offense by privileging one view over others, Harvard has aspired simply to make us feel more comfortable in our darkness...
...incredibly expensive, it breeds resentment among states and or non state actors; as a result, balancing blocs arise to repel would-be-empires. China’s decades-old border disputes with Russia and its newfound awareness of energy politics in the Persian Gulf mean Moscow and Tehran probably view its rise apprehensively. Consequently, America can find common ground to cooperate with both nations if it alters its policies, particularly toward the latter...
Beachside Birthday Treat. Miami's Deauville Beach Resort has a "Happy Birthday to You" package, which includes an ocean-view room, a birthday cake and champagne for $99 per person per night. If you can afford to stay awhile, the "Miami Beach" package gets you three nights for $93 per person per night, including breakfast every day, one lunch, one dinner and an economy rental car (the total comes to $560). 6701 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach...