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Looking out: Jews still exist outside America and Israel

I usually introduce myself as being from Istanbul, where I spent my first 18 years. This introduction leads to the reasonable assumption that I am Muslim, since 99.9 percent of Turkey is Muslim. So, it is surprising when later I mention that I am Jewish. This confuses Americans, with little understanding ...



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Bored & Confused: Is foreign aid helpful?

Foreign aid, in the modern sense, has meant government to government transactions in which the United States gives a huge amount of relief supplies to countries in need.  According to Professor Angus Deaton of Princeton University, “$134 billion of official aid still flows from donor governments ...



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Op-Ed: In response to 'Israeli academic treks'

The recent opinion piece, “Israeli academic treks: single narrative at the service of occupation,” is an impassioned op-ed that seeks to make a case for why an upcoming Fletcher student-led spring break trek requires intervention from administrative authorities of the school. The article highlights ...



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Op-Ed: We can't let this happen any longer

After the recent appalling and sickening nightmare in Las Vegas, the gun control debate has inflamed American politics. Another 59 lives have been taken unnecessarily and tragically, leaving citizens across the country devastated, ripped from friends and family at the hands of an abnormally American ...



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Op-Ed: Re-envisioning community for the Asian American Center

It is a slow day at the Asian American Center. An intern works quietly at their desk until someone rings the doorbell. When someone (if anyone) comes by, they feel an urge to justify their presence to the silence within the walls of Start House. A half hour later, a resident’s steps echo as they run ...


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Letter to the editor

Content warning: This letter discusses sexual harassment.Dear Editor:I am writing to you and your readers in the hope that I might be able to be a little helpful and supportive. When I was a 25-year-old college student back in the 1970s, I was very badly sexually harassed for a long time by a female ...


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Op-Ed: When the end justifies the means

Hi Fletcher,Before this op-ed makes you think I read Infowars at breakfast and fall asleep to the dulcet tones of Sean Hannity, let me introduce myself. I am a left-leaning Democrat. I voted for Obama and Hillary. I protested at Mar-a-Lago. I am Fox News’ archetypal coastal elite. However, I am dismayed ...


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Looking out: Investigation

There has been a movement in Robert Mueller's investigation recently that is moving the focus away from Russia and toward Turkey. In March 2016, Reza Zarrab, a Turkish-Iranian businessman, was arrested in the United States. The charges mainly concerned evading the U.S. sanctions on Iran by using ...




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Murphy's Law: Tufts Secrets: The Ring of Gyges

Tufts has always been a campus of strong views and outspoken opinions, yet during my time here, those thoughts have traditionally been expressed publicly, with the speaker held accountable for their discourse. However, the recently popular Facebook page “Tufts Secrets” is beginning to show signs ...





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