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...this year, we were silent. We were silent because we knew that while we were reading about the Egyptians enslaving the Jews, today the roles are somewhat reversed. This year, we hesitated to find parallels of our struggle for freedom in this modern context because we knew that we would not find ourselves in the familiar position of victim, of the courageous Israelite men and women battling for freedom. Today, we are the Egyptians...
While a number of you blamed Greenspan for the sagging economy, others laid the responsibility at the feet of George W. Bush. "The fall of the stock market is not all that incomprehensible in the context of the unsettling end to the presidential election," declared a Californian. "The downturn can be seen as a crisis of confidence in the new Chief Executive." A Michigan reader went even further: "Our court-appointed President talked the country into an economic slump in order to gain momentum for his tax cut. But how much will lower taxes mean to unemployed or retired people...
Calasso also puts forward the claim that absolute literature exists without context, connected only to other pieces of absolute literature. Not in a causal link, mind you: Calasso reveals at the end of the book they are only related by the initiating impulse in the soul of the artist. A pretty slick answer to the accusation of arbitrariness, is it not? Maybe if Calasso had spent more of the book explaining why he feels “absolute literature” is without context, and proved that point before gallivanting around the literary canon like a madman, the book would...
...arms sale seems unjustified even within the context of American foreign policy. The U.S. recognizes one China and concedes that Taiwan is a province of China while still selling arms to it. It is a strange policy to sell weapons to a province within a country; Taiwan is not an independent country, and it is not recognized by the international community. Granted, the United States has strong interests in Taiwan and should protect these interests, but subtlety is required for dealing with such a sensitive situation. It is clear that the United States would defend Taiwan if China attacked...
...inevitable results of a clash between violent Palestinian demonstrators and the Israeli army. American media have given extensive coverage to the ugly realities of closures and occupation, checkpoints and restricted freedom. But it would be irresponsible to call attention to these facts in the international media without considering the context and the reason...