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Jason L. Steorts
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Free-Speech Paranoia
When you are losing a public debate, nothing breathes new life into your cause like accusing your critics of suppressing
Preaching Politics
You learn a lot from the Bible. There are, first, the moral teachings: Love your neighbor, obey the Ten Commandments
ROTC Redux
Despite the intractability of Harvard’s anti-military vendetta, those who look eagerly to the day when the Reserve Officers Training Corps
In Defense of Unilateralism
In our times, “unilateralist” has become a dirty word, an insult on par with “belligerent aggressor” and a refrain of
Tom's Tax Tall Tale
Once again, evil Republicans want to destroy Social Security with reckless tax cuts. Or so Tom Daschle wants you to
Shades of Offense
Race is Harvard’s topic du jour. Cornel West’s defection to Princeton, Charles Ogletree’s crusade to win reparations for slavery, and
An Ultimatum for Arafat
Colin Powell will soon meet with Yasir Arafat, who holds the singular distinction of being the only sponsor of terrorism
Picking on Pickering
Tom Daschle should meet my parents. Like most members of their species, my parents have a language entirely their own,
The PSLM Transcript
Recent wage negotiations between Harvard University and janitors of the Service Employees International Union Local 254 (SEIU) were closed to
Shutting Down the Axis
If I were Saddam Hussein, I wouldn’t be sleeping well at night. President George W. Bush seems determined to make
Torture, Civil Libertarian Style
Four weeks ago, civil libertarians thought Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz was in their ideological camp. Now they
Memo to Larry Summers
The process that began with last spring’s Living Wage Rebellion draws to a close. The Harvard Committee on Employment and
Season of Believing
The close of the year is the time to look back and ask grand questions about what we have learned
Those Frightful Partisans
Somebody should tell the propaganda bosses of the left that Halloween is over; maybe they would stop trying to terrify
The Silence That Kills
As a display of faithful dedication, the document is inspiring. It contains injunctions to pray continuously, exhortations to purify one’s
