Friday, June 16, 2006
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
Larry Summers: Profile in Courage - '...We needn't shed a tear for Summers personally; he's now getting to do what anyone dreams of. As he told the Crimson, "I'm looking forward to doing what I haven't really had a chance to do in 15 years...to reflect, to write, and to speak freely, unencumbered by any institutional responsibility." But we should fret on Harvard's behalf. In his commencement address, Summers said that "If Harvard can find the courage to change itself, it can change the world." We hope he is right -- and though the messenger departs, his message endures.'
