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Combating elitism
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Tribe
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Spotlight
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05/06/2008
The New York Observer reports on Michelle Obama's "long, impassioned" speech last night, in which she tried to shake the elitist label applied to her husband and herself.
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Summing Up
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Magazine Archives
Article :
March/April 2008
The Simple Facts about the Hollywood Issue of 02138.
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The Internationalist
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Tribe
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Spotlight
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04/22/2008
Newsweek Editor Fareed Zakaria on the future of the Muslim world, whether American kids are decadent, and what we can learn from the Swiss.
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"A look at the estimated costs of war" (New York Times)
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Tribe
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Names in the News
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04/08/2008
Linda Bilmes, A.B. 1980, MBA 1984
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The Crusader
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Magazine Archives
Article :
March/April 2008
Obama advisor Samantha Power called Hilary Clinton a "monster," but what does she have to say about the writing process, the point of the United Nations, and the hotness of Barack Obama?
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Books: Food for Thought
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Magazine Archives
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March/April 2008
With spring imminent, which authors are about to bloom?
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Candles in the Wind
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Magazine Archives
Article :
March/April 2008
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Al Franken. Seriously.
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Magazine Archives
Article :
March/April 2008
The SNL scribe toiled in the trenches of late-night comedy until he became the Democrats’ answer to right-wing media. Now Al Franken wants not just your laughter, but also your vote. Why is this man running?.
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Best Foot Forward
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Magazine Archives
Article :
March/April 2008
With his new motorized foot, determined inventor Hugh Herr moves prosthetics technology closer to the bionic man.
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Popcorn Diplomacy
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Magazine Archives
Article :
March/April 2008
Jehane Noujaim believes that “Once you get to know someone, you can’t kill them.” Her new global film project, Pangea Day, puts her thesis to the test.
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Lone Star
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Magazine Archives
Article :
March/April 2008
Tommy Lee Jones is a man of few words—but when he talks about movies, morality, and the "madness" of immigration politics, a few words can say a lot.
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Drew Faust in the New York Sun
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Editorial Blogs
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Shots in the Dark
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01/09/2008
The New York daily loves the president's book—but its review also says something of her character.
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Eric Foner v. Alan Dershowitz
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Editorial Blogs
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Shots in the Dark
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12/06/2007
A Columbia historian stands up for himself against the Harvard law professor's charge that he is "against Israel."
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Harvard Mafia : Ambassadors
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Magazine Archives
Article :
September / October 2007
George Bush may have been an Eli as an undergrad, but when it comes to ambassadorships, he sets the rivalry aside.
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Reading War and Peace at West Point
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Magazine Archives
Article :
September / October 2007
Romantic poetry and ancient epics may seem irrelevant to the training of military officers. But Elizabeth Samet, whose students are preparing to lead soldiers into battle, believes that literature is crucial preparation for the ambiguities of war.
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The Culture Calendar
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Magazine Archives
Article :
September / October 2007
The arts around the world this fall.
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The Harvard 100
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Magazine Archives
Article :
September / October 2007
It's back! Our second annual list of the university's most influential alumni.
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W&M Get Reviewed
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Editorial Blogs
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Shots in the Dark
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08/29/2007
Reviews of "The Israel Lobby" are starting to come in, and for Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer, the news isn't good.
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Michael Ignatieff 'Fesses Up
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Editorial Blogs
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Shots in the Dark
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08/05/2007
His arguments for the war in Iraq urged liberals to support the war because of Saddam Hussein's reign of terror. Now the former Harvard prof admits that he was wrong.
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Amit R. Paley AB ‘04
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Tribe
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Names in the News
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07/30/2007
News Busters
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Literary Gossip
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Editorial Blogs
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Shots in the Dark
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05/01/2007
Last night's annual PEN gala had lots of Harvard connections, some juicy gossip, and some powerful stories.
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Could Teddy Roosevelt Win in Iraq?
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Editorial Blogs
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Shots in the Dark
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03/20/2007
Is the Iraq war winnable? Maybe if a different Harvard grad was commander-in-chief.
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The Hubris Hall Of Fame: Class of 2007
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Magazine Archives
Article :
Spring 2007
Harvard graduates have a reputation for flying particularly high, but the alumni bulletin rarely provides a good story about getting burned. To fill the void, we’ve assembled the most egregious cases of Harvard Hubris in recent memory, and their attendant comeuppance.
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Why Not, Al?
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Magazine Archives
Article :
Spring 2007
Al Gore was at Harvard during tumultuous times, which shaped the steady, considered politician he became. That’s why his former teacher thinks he should run.
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What Does This Man Think He's Doing?
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Magazine Archives
Article :
Spring 2007
After a successful career as a media boss, Walter Isaacson is turning his attention to a new challenge: Everything.
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Ned Lamont: The Debriefing
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Magazine Archives
Article :
Winter 2007
To the victors belong the spoils, but even losers get their kicks.
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Midterm Madness, Redux
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Magazine Archives
Article :
Winter 2007
As the Democrats seized control of Congress this fall, the
ranks of Harvard alums shrank.
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Global Warming
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Magazine Archives
Article :
Winter 2007
Forget fruitcakes, earmuffs, and Amazon gift cards. Sometimes the best gifts are the ones that give back.
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Matthew Yglesias, A.B. '03
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Tribe
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Spotlight
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07/14/2006
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David McAllester, 89
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Tribe
Posting :
Lives
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06/11/2006
An ethnomusicologist who devoted himself to the study of Native American music, and a pacifist with strong objections to WWII, the Vietnam War, and the current war in Iraq.
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Lawrence Lader, 86; Journalist Who Championed Abortion Rights
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Tribe
Posting :
Lives
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05/10/2006
Lawrence Lader was a writer whose intellectual and political energies found their outlet in this country’s impassioned abortion debate. He resolutely promoted the idea of abortion as a civil right, and in the process became, according to his obituary in the New York Times, “a lightning rod for its critics as well as a beacon for its proponents.”
