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William F. Lee will step down June 30 after nearly two decades of service on the University’s governing boards. In an interview with the Gazette, Lee reflected on his time in Harvard’s leadership.

After winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos MC/MPA 1981 reflects on the lessons he learned at the Kennedy School.

Treaties, Numbers and Norms Quote of the week: “An ounce of practice is worth a thousand words.” – Mahatma Gandhi Let’s face it: we arms controllers are attached to the written and spoken word. Last week’s post dealt with the words used to declare intention regarding the use of nuclear weapons. This week is about the written word. Treaties are our crown jewels. John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev proved that it was possible for ideological and geopolitical rivals to agree to reduce ...

Failures of Imagination Lyric of the week: What can I do Baby it’s you They say, they say you never never ever been true (cheat, cheat) Wo ho, it doesn’t matter what they say I know I’m gonna love you any old way What can I do, then it’s true Don’t want nobody, nobody Cause baby it’s you” –“Baby It’s You,” lyrics and production by Burt Bachrach, Luther Dixon, and Mack David. The original version by The Shirelles (1961) continues to astound. Strangely covered by The Beatles...

you know, and when i listen to him, on the since a highly manipulative propagandist, and i know this is an unfair question that since you know a lot about these folks it seems to me those running the show, no matter what our power players and manipulating people, using a grievance being occupation or any other set of grievances to compel their followers to do things, but i think these people would try to find other mechanisms if the occupation when to grievance and so i guess the unfai...

most important and interesting questions. finally, kahn himself says that he learned most by talking. now, i dont know how many physicists you all know maybe there are some physicists out there but most physicists dont learn by talking. he learn by doing mathematics and the like and experiments and they certainly dont roam the halls asking questions. so theres something about kahn while trained as a physicist that i think belies the fact that he was a mind of a different character than...