Day: November 22, 2013
Best not to forget
Those of us still alive all remember where we were on November 22, 1963. I was crossing the campus of Haverford College 50 years ago, green bookbag over my right shoulder, when a student came up to me and said the President had been shot. It seemed distant: Dallas was a long way away then, 18-year-olds couldn’t vote, and I didn’t have much confidence in what went on in Washington. JFK was a Cold Warrior who had invaded Cuba and failed to deliver on promised domestic reforms, especially civil rights. A student at Haverford already knew that he was sliding us into war in Vietnam. Read more
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Somalia’s New Deal, or not
Decades of instability and war have transformed Somalia into a hotbed for extremist activity. Despite international and regional efforts to foster progress on security and development, the militant Islamist group al-Shabaab plays a significant role in the country. On Tuesday, the Woodrow Wilson Center hosted a panel discussion on the future of security and development in the impoverished nation. Read more
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