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Lee's position is as alarmist as the right-wing black helicopter crowd's, They doubtlessly agree that the government spent "money just to make sure its very own weaponry wouldn't accidentally launch." There was never any concern among those knowledgible that our missiles, nuclear or otherwise, would launch...
Lee incorrectly assumes that there was a broad consensus among educated people 20 years ago that Y2K would be a problem. If that were the case, why would multi-billion dollar corporations as diverse as software companies, financial services and oil giants--all of which are generally pretty good at...
It seems that Lee has a Y2K bug of his own: gullibility to ultra right-wing propaganda.
I read with interest The Crimson article ("Construction May Endanger Dumbarton Oaks Gardens," News, Jan. 10) regarding Harvard's plan to build an underground library beneath the garden of Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, DC. It was a fairly comprehensive article; however, it failed to make any mention of the fact...
Disturbance to the garden will extend far beyond the footprint of the building as shown on the elegant concept drawings. Furthermore, underground buildings are notoriously high maintenance. We have only to observe the "state-of-the-art" Sackler Museum here in Washington, whose handsome Enid Haupt garden is constantly being...