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by johnkarls
Sun Jan 21, 2024 10:46 am
Forum: Reference Materials – Target Tehran: How Israel Is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination and Secret Diplomacy to Stop a Nuclear Iran - Feb 21
Topic: Book Review - Jerusalem Post by Eric Mandel
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Book Review - Jerusalem Post by Eric Mandel

. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-761508 'Target Tehran': An important reminder that Iran cheats - review The full impact of this book requires the reader to remain fully cognizant of what Iran really is: a revolutionary Islamist theocratic terror state. By ERIC R. MANDEL - Dr. M...
by johnkarls
Thu Jan 18, 2024 2:09 pm
Forum: Original Proposal - Target Tehran: How Israel Is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination and Secret Diplomacy to Stop a Nuclear Iran - Feb 21
Topic: Original Proposal
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Original Proposal

Target Tehran: How Israel Is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination and Secret Diplomacy to Stop a Nuclear Iran Originally posted by johnkarls » Sun Dec 17, 2023 4:44 am – 148 views in Sec. 3 (Possible Topics for Future Meetings) before being transplanted here. I propose that we read “Target Te...
by johnkarls
Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:49 am
Forum: Discussion Outline – The Assault on American Excellence by Yale Law School Prof. & Former Long-Time Dean Anthony Kronman – Jan 17
Topic: Suggested Discussion Outline
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Suggested Discussion Outline

. The following outline is respectfully suggested – ********************** A. Comments About Specific Chapters of “The Assault on American Excellence” – 60 minutes Our tradition is to devote the first portion of each monthly meeting to going through the focus book, chapter by chapter, to invite impo...
by johnkarls
Sun Jan 07, 2024 1:38 am
Forum: Section 3 – Possible Topics for Future Meetings
Topic: Realpolitik - Has Taiwan Been Prudent Enough To Buy/Develop Sufficient Nuclear Weapons To Deter China?
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Taiwan Presidential Election 1/13/2024 – NB: Kuomintang Candidate authored one of the Foreign Affairs Magazine articles

. https://www.economist.com/interactive/2024-taiwan-election [NB: The Economist is a British weekly newspaper founded 180 years ago and currently printed in magazine format and published digitally. It focuses on current affairs, international business, politics, technology, and culture.] Taiwanese e...
by johnkarls
Thu Jan 04, 2024 5:46 am
Forum: 12/16/23: EX POST FACTO “CROSSING SWORDS” VIS-À-VIS THE THRICE-FAILED “TWO-STATE SOLUTION” (NB: Both the Netanyahu/Dermer Plan for Gaza and the Two-State Solution are compatible with our 12/16/23 Plea to Pres. Biden for a Palestinian “Marshall Plan”)
Topic: "Crossing Swords"
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"Crossing Swords"

. On 1/2/2024, the following analysis was received by participants in the weekly Zoom Chat for members of the Harvard Law School Class of 1967. HLS-67-m102-Stu Eizenstat's HAMAS WAR IN GAZA HLS'67 010124.docx The analysis was prepared by Stu Eizenstat who -- (1) is a regular participant in my Harvar...
by johnkarls
Mon Dec 25, 2023 5:02 am
Forum: Participant Comments – The Assault on American Excellence by Yale Law School Prof. & Former Long-Time Dean Anthony Kronman – Jan 17
Topic: Suggested Answers to the Second Short Quiz
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Suggested Answers to the Second Short Quiz

. Question 1 Did the U.S. Supreme Court decide 6/29/2023 in Students for Fair Admission vs. Harvard that race-based affirmative action programs in college admissions processes violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment? Answer 1 Yes. Question 2 In anticipation of ...
by johnkarls
Mon Dec 25, 2023 4:34 am
Forum: Participant Comments – The Assault on American Excellence by Yale Law School Prof. & Former Long-Time Dean Anthony Kronman – Jan 17
Topic: Second Short Quiz – “Affirmative Action” as an “Assault on American Excellence”
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Second Short Quiz – “Affirmative Action” as an “Assault on American Excellence”

. 1. Did the U.S. Supreme Court decide 6/29/2023 in Students for Fair Admission vs. Harvard that race-based affirmative action programs in college admissions processes violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment? 2. In anticipation of that decision, did Yours Truly...
by johnkarls
Thu Dec 21, 2023 7:45 am
Forum: Participant Comments – The Assault on American Excellence by Yale Law School Prof. & Former Long-Time Dean Anthony Kronman – Jan 17
Topic: Suggested Answers - First Short Quiz
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Suggested Answers - First Short Quiz

. Question 1 Was “The Assault on American Excellence” published 8/20/2019? Answer 1 Yes. Question 2 Accordingly, was it written long before the hundreds of race riots during the Summer of 2020 triggered by the 5/25/2020 murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers? Answer 2 Yes. Question 3 ...
by johnkarls
Wed Dec 20, 2023 10:11 pm
Forum: Participant Comments – The Assault on American Excellence by Yale Law School Prof. & Former Long-Time Dean Anthony Kronman – Jan 17
Topic: First Short Quiz – The Basics of “The Assault on Excellence”
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First Short Quiz – The Basics of “The Assault on Excellence”

. 1. Was “The Assault on American Excellence” published 8/20/2019? 2. Accordingly, was it written long before the hundreds of race riots during the Summer of 2020 triggered by the 5/25/2020 murder of Geoge Floyd by Minneapolis police officers? 3. And well before the current demonstrations in the wak...
by johnkarls
Sat Dec 16, 2023 11:31 am
Forum: Section 1 – General Info + Info Re Next Meeting
Topic: 12/16/23: RE-DIRECTING TO PRES. BIDEN OUR 10/14/2009 PLEA TO PRES. OBAMA FOR A PALESTINIAN “MARSHALL PLAN”
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12/16/23: RE-DIRECTING TO PRES. BIDEN OUR 10/14/2009 PLEA TO PRES. OBAMA FOR A PALESTINIAN “MARSHALL PLAN”

. At our 12/13/2023 meeting, the unanimous decision was taken to re-direct to PRESIDENT Biden our 10/14/2009 plea to Pres. Obama for a Palestinian “Marshall Plan” in order to avoid a nuclear holocaust that might well lead to “the twilight of the humans.” The re-direct proposal concerning “a Marshall...
by johnkarls
Sat Dec 16, 2023 11:24 am
Forum: 12/16/23: RE-DIRECTING TO PRES. BIDEN OUR 10/14/2009 PLEA TO PRES. OBAMA FOR A PALESTINIAN “MARSHALL PLAN”
Topic: 12/16/23: RE-DIRECTING TO PRES. BIDEN OUR 10/14/2009 PLEA TO PRES. OBAMA FOR A PALESTINIAN “MARSHALL PLAN”
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12/16/23: RE-DIRECTING TO PRES. BIDEN OUR 10/14/2009 PLEA TO PRES. OBAMA FOR A PALESTINIAN “MARSHALL PLAN”

. At our 12/13/2023 meeting, the unanimous decision was taken to re-direct to PRESIDENT Biden our 10/14/2009 plea to Pres. Obama for a Palestinian “Marshall Plan” in order to avoid a nuclear holocaust that might well lead to “the twilight of the humans.” The re-direct proposal concerning “a Marshall...
by johnkarls
Fri Dec 15, 2023 10:03 am
Forum: Reference Materials – The Assault on American Excellence by Yale Law School Prof. & Former Long-Time Dean Anthony Kronman – Jan 17
Topic: Book Review - The Assault on American Excellence - Washington Post
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Book Review - The Assault on American Excellence - Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/a-yale-professor-frets-about-a-waning-aristocracy/2019/08/23/99b70bd8-acb5-11e9-bc5c-e73b603e7f38_story.html A Yale professor frets about a waning aristocracy Review by Michael S. Roth - Michael S. Roth is president of Wesleyan University. His most recent book ...
by johnkarls
Fri Dec 15, 2023 10:02 am
Forum: Reference Materials – The Assault on American Excellence by Yale Law School Prof. & Former Long-Time Dean Anthony Kronman – Jan 17
Topic: Book Review- The Assault on American Excellence - Wall Street Journal
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Book Review- The Assault on American Excellence - Wall Street Journal

https://www.wsj.com/articles/politics-books-the-agony-of-the-elites-11567177930 Politics Books: The Agony of the Elites A pointed critique of egalitarianism on campus by former Yale Law School dean Anthony Kronman. By Barton Swaim - Barton has written for the Journal as a regular book reviewer in 20...
by johnkarls
Fri Dec 15, 2023 10:00 am
Forum: Reference Materials – The Assault on American Excellence by Yale Law School Prof. & Former Long-Time Dean Anthony Kronman – Jan 17
Topic: Book Review - The Assault on American Excellence - New York Times
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Book Review - The Assault on American Excellence - New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/20/books/review/assault-on-american-excellence-anthony-kronman.html?searchResultPosition=2 Two Views of the Tumult on American Campuses Review by Nicholas Lemann - Nicholas Lemann is a former dean of the Columbia Journalism School and now a professor there. His most r...
by johnkarls
Fri Dec 15, 2023 9:57 am
Forum: Reference Materials – The Assault on American Excellence by Yale Law School Prof. & Former Long-Time Dean Anthony Kronman – Jan 17
Topic: OpEd Article - The Assault on American Excellence - New York Times
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OpEd Article - The Assault on American Excellence - New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/opinion/university-campus-diveristy-inclusion-free-speech.html?searchResultPosition=1 Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Excellence A former dean of the Yale Law School sounds a warning. OpEd by Bret L. Stephens - Bret L. Stephens has been an Opinion columnist with The ...

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