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...years of American democracy; we believe in a vibrant American democracy, unalienable rights, and the non-establishment of religion by the state. Yet The Salient continues to provide the perception that the Harvard conservative community is stuck in the feudal past—questioning and even opposing basic appeals to human rights, gender equality, and the progress of democracy. Admittedly, as conservatives, we share support for many issues such as the sanctity of life, but 21st century conservatives also support issues that move beyond the 17th century concepts of ordered liberty. Its advertisement seeking writers who “curl...
...protests, led primarily by lawyers and judges supporting Chaudhry, are being taken as a sign that Pakistan's judiciary is losing patience with the Musharraf government's interference in the legal system, and that this is combining with popular anger over rising prices of basic commodities, corruption in the government and military actions in Balochistan and the tribal areas...
...Harvard should not use outsourcing as a means to allow the veritable abuse of its workers, and Harvard codified this sentiment in its Wage and Benefits Parity Policy. Yet Harvard has been outsourcing its security officers since 1992, allowing the University to lower wages and shirk its committment to basic worker welfare...
...that we are served three times a day, the clean halls and bathrooms that we enjoy throughout the academic year, and the meticulously manicured lawns that we walk over in the fall and spring too easily slip below the radar. Perhaps most easily taken for granted, however, is the basic safety that we all enjoy—the safety provided by the security guards employed by AlliedBarton Security Services (AlliedBarton), to which Harvard outsources most of its security needs. Recently, student members of Stand For Security began a hunger strike to call attention to the plight of AlliedBarton security workers...
...theocons’ basic premise is wrong: Demography isn’t destiny. In fact, the phrase is nothing but a meaningless platitude, an intellectual dilettante’s bon mot. The weight of population didn’t enable Russia to dominate Europe—instead the Tsar’s kingdom was long dominated by puny Sweden—and didn’t prevent Britain from defeating China or conquering India...