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...given the legislative history of the 1989 flag law, which shows that Congress intends to silence "anti-American" sentiment, the justices probably will not change their minds. Justice Antonia Scalia indicated as much in the oral arguments last Monday...
...expressing this sentiment I follow Richard Rorty. Echoing Rorty, my dissent constitutes an overt protest against attempts by the Republican Club executive board and Peninsula "to close off conversation by proposals for universal commensuration through the hypostatization of some privileged set of descriptions." In the much more approachable yet pejorative language of The Crimson, I stand steadfastly opposed to the tactics and agenda of this "group of media-crazed loudmouths attempting to impose their bigoted values on the rest of the University." The danger presented by their proposals for absolute truth, if applied to society at large, is a freezing...
...debate renewal of China's most- favored-nation status, Beijing last week announced the release of 211 dissidents, jailed since last June's crackdown in Tiananmen Square. Congressional leaders, however, said they were unlikely to be swayed by the move. Senator Richard Lugar warned that there was "very considerable sentiment" to deny China the MFN status it has held since 1980. The impact of the prisoner release was also diluted by allegations from Xu Lin, a Chinese embassy official who defected two weeks ago. According to Xu, Beijing has been systematically harassing its expatriate students, warning them of jeopardy...
After seven days of total immersion in such prime-time platitudes, other smaller, less socially significant mysteries remain. Why was Grace, the tall, blond judge on L.A. Law, the only person allowed to voice the all-American sentiment that she hates her job? What happened to all the neighbors who used to drop by for coffee on all the sitcoms, and why have they been replaced by work groups? Why are there so few good meals and so many bad restaurants on television? Why are there no nostalgia shows reprising the '50s or '70s? And how about the biggest puzzle...
...Since sentiment in the state legislature is running strongly toward banning such weaponry, Borges plans to examine Colt's gun. If it is deemed an assault weapon, he plans to block its production. "I will exercise every option available as a significant shareholder," says he. "Assault rifles for civilian consumers have no place...