The Telegraph. Peter Osborne
"What is happening in Egypt is not our business."
Brendan O.Neil.. Democracy cannot be given to people.
"Democracy can never be given to a people. Because democracy is something that people themselves create through the very process of fighting for it. It is in the very struggle for democracy that people win their democratic rights; it is in the very struggle for freedom that people become free.*
President Obamaa's remarks on Egypt.
Harvard Derangement Syndrome
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Fantastic article by Steven Pinker on the situation at Harvard. A tidbit:
And if you’re still skeptical that universities are worth supporting,
consider ...
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