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...past 11 or so presidents, it has been a truism that American leaders ignore the Middle East at their peril. So why did Bush think he could get away with paying so little attention to the place? As with so many questions about the Middle East, there is an answer to fit every neighborhood. Many Democrats and Republicans believe that Bush checked out of the story early in his presidency in part because he came to Washington with a reflexive desire to do the opposite of whatever his predecessor did. It is true that Bill Clinton had his hands deep...
...some New Yorkers, desperate for some shred of comfort, started playing a new version of the old game - I don't work on Wall Street, we told ourselves, I'm not in a tall enough building, and so on. In the media, our inoculation of choice was an old truism: terrorists don't kill their publicists...
...truism to state that Harvard students face a unique challenge in creating community. Our individual strengths often translate into a collective weakness; students pursuing individual excellence don’t think of community outside of their extracurriculars or academic interests. But this tendency does not preclude our social success; we all long for a community to live and work within, and given the opportunity, we can achieve a strong and supportive student collective...
...world’s latest truism must be how everything has changed in only a few short weeks. The calamities of Sept. 11 immediately swept aside all the old realities, rendered the other news of the day insignificant and antiquated any opinions or judgments that didn’t take the bombings into account. When I originally wrote this editorial three weekends ago, I intended to emphasize the importance of service to a proper education. But after the horrific drama of the last few weeks, unlike so many other perspectives, mine has only been strengthened. There are now more examples...
...seemed like a truism just a month ago that Americans were hopelessly divided - equipoise between the parties in Congress, Red States v. Blue States. Now it seems just as obvious that the country is united. And it is, of course. But how long will the consensus last? Americans will surely back Bush when the first bombs fall. But there's no guarantee that the many measures that might follow - occupying Kabul, a military draft, restrictions on travel- would garner equal support. At the moment, Americans are admirably bracing themselves with a "Saving Private Ryan"- style grim determination to meet...