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...policy barring openly homosexual or bisexual recruits from enlisting in the armed services. The group met with Maine Senator Susan M. Collins, a moderate Republican, at a Memorial Day parade on Sunday. Jarret A. Zafran ’09, president of the Harvard Democrats, said the senator refused to answer questions about cosponsoring a bill that would end “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” At the Portland recruiting station today, Reitan attempted to enlist as an openly gay male, upon which a military official cited the “Don?...
...When Spivak asked if the subaltern could speak, she should have asked if the subaltern could speak for itself—or better yet, themselves. At Harvard, the answer is still “no.” Harvard can take pride in its status as a progressive university when it begins to treat non-Western nations just as Western countries are treated in the formation of curricula in fields such as history, literature, and social studies...
...Harris teaches a popular Moral Reasoning class entitled, “If There Is No God, All Is Permitted,” but when asked whether he believes in God, Harris replied, “I never answer that question...
...liberty, liberalism promotes diversity of opinion, believing with John Stuart Mill that opposition to your view keeps you awake and does you a favor. But liberalism also believes in progress through liberation from prejudice such as found, allegedly, in sexism. From this aspect liberalism sees no reason to answer challenges from reactionaries and to refight battles already won. In the spirit of progress feminism feels justified in dismissing its critics—which is another reason for refusing to argue with them...
...answer to that question came into focus when I least expected it to—not when doing things I had always hoped to do, but during the most routine and seemingly mundane moments. I had missed bumping into old friends for a brief conversation between classes, cheering on the Celtics in the Eliot grille, and late-night snacking at the Kong. I had missed enjoying old jokes with my roommates in the dining hall, hearing the card swiper call everyone who walked in for a meal “my baby,” having a friend...