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This unwillingness to engage with the rest of the world - to risk the sense of security that it enjoys within its own borders - led Kishore Mahbubani, dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, to reply to Rachman's column by saying that Europe was a "political dwarf in ... the rapidly changing geopolitical environment." There's an element of truth to the charge, but it goes too far. For one thing, it ignores the triumphant role of exemplar that the European Union has played in the last two decades. Yes, the pettifogging...
...credit side of the ledger, that's about it. Piracy is nasty, brutish--and old. As long as richly laden ships have sailed within reach of dirt-poor land, piracy has been part of our heritage. That has long been true in the Mediterranean, the South China Sea, the Caribbean--and is true now in the waters off the Horn of Africa. This year alone, pirates based in Somalia, where any semblance of a functioning state broke down years ago, are thought to have attacked more than 90 ships. In a recent 48-hour period, they apprehended vessels from Greece...
What's clear within the first moments of Chinese Democracy is that Rose still has his snarl. His voice always was a power tool with endless precision settings, and on "Better" he opens by speak-singing in a tender falsetto before the guitars kick in and he sandblasts away at the melody. What Rose has to say - "A twist of fate, the change of heart kills my infatuation" etc. - is a bland list of romantic gripes that fail to diminish the song's impact one bit because it's how Rose sings that matters. Repeating the word better...
...commitment to student safety. Student groups face an inordinate number of obstacles when throwing parties. Student groups must secure large spaces three weeks in advance of events, and when Houses have different policies and procedures for using their dining halls, it becomes difficult to find a space within the required time frame. In addition, the upfront costs for throwing dining hall parties have grown over the past year. The hourly rate for Harvard University Police Department detail has increased from $46.50 to $70.55 over the past year. Lowell, Pforzheimer, Mather, and Adams Houses have also employed surcharges for dining hall...
...Crimson jumped ahead in the first half, sinking four three-pointers within the first five minutes...