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...Enemy Etiquette Reading Nancy Gibbs' article about Laura Bush's snubbing of Ahmadinejad made me queasy [Oct. 8]. It is that holier-than-thou attitude that gives America's enemies more ammunition. I don't wish to condone Ahmadinejad's policies, only to say that we will get nowhere by childishly ignoring him. Eventually, no matter how much it deflates our self-esteem, we will have to begin an open dialogue with our enemies. There are too many to simply dismiss them as tyrants and ostracize them from the global community. Currently, our only policies for dealing with hostile nations...
...this special day, I wish to congratulate Drew Gilpin Faust on her inauguration as Harvard University President. Today, academic institutions like Harvard must grapple with the complex and ever-shifting nature of global change. In particular, we must ask and answer what the university’s role should be in meeting the pressing issues of our uncertain...
...eclectic arrangements separates them from traditional guitar rock outfits, but it leads to comparisons with groups like Arcade Fire and Neutral Milk Hotel—comparisons that aren’t always favorable. Beirut adds Franco-flavor to the gypsy formula, but it’s hard not to wish they had developed a new one altogether. —Reviewer Candace I. Munroe can be reached at cimunroe@fas.harvard.edu...
...will be a test of her own intellectual independence, as to what course she chooses to go,” Gomes said. “Oh she’s into bridges, and I think that’s fine—I wish her luck. But the Ponte Vecchio was not built in a day, just like Rome. It’s going to take a long time...
...That’s not to say that I wish upon Mississippians the prospect of having to search for new insurance policies or else go uninsured. Nor am I praising insurers’ means of maintaining high profit margins or arguing for any change in the practice of regulating insurance...