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...humanitarian disaster after the Taliban were routed. "You can't build a country if the neighbors are trying to pull it apart," says James Dobbins, a former National Security Council staff member who was part of the American delegation to these talks. "We were able to reach some basic agreements, which led to the Bonn conference, where the rules for the Hamid Karzai government were established. And, I must say, the Iranians were the most helpful of the neighbors throughout the process...
...long-overdue overhaul of the MAC. The health benefits of exercise are manifold and well-known, and the weather in Cambridge can be harsh and unpredictable. Indoor exercise is key to staying fit through those long, slushy winter months. That the University has not provided institutional support for basic improvements to House gyms, and the MAC is beyond unfortunate. And while a full renovation of the MAC will take time, interim measures of providing more exercise machines in under-used campus spaces—both in Houses and the empty floors of the MAC—should have been adopted...
...length, the most basic evidence for why America probably won’t become a modern-day Roman Empire is the fact that, well, we’ve already had the chance and chosen to pass on it. Oh, sure, some point to our military bases around the world, and others use globalization as proof of informal U.S. imperialism. Yet Turkey has long hosted American troops, and it flatly denied our requests for basing and transit rights during the Iraqi campaign. If we really were an empire, then surely we would’ve used our established presence to force...
...student knows the multiplication tables. Public school students know this vital distinction better than proponents of MCAS. From the perspective of a 16-year-old, what is the better use of time: working to earn a wage or staying in a school that is as intellectually engaging as basic training, only to pass a test and end up with a slightly better job—if not the very same...
...while the economny slumps, there are fields where the demand for workers is not slacking: education, health care, public interest law, advocacy for those without access to basic services. True, these kinds of work do not promise penthouses in Manhattan immediately upon graduation...