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Lewis E. Bollard
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Animal Atrocities
I could hear the howls from three blocks away. But I still gasped as I walked into the sprawling Dong
Animal Studies at Harvard
Correction Appended When feminist Mary Wollstonecraft published A Vindication of the Rights of Women in 1792, satirist Thomas Taylor responded
Chicks in the Mail
It looked like any other postal package, only it breathed. In California a whistleblower in the postal service reported opening
Memo to Vilsack
Congratulations, Thomas Vilsack, on your recent appointment as America’s new Secretary of Agriculture. As you leave Harvard’s Institute of Politics
Creatures in the Courtroom
When Harvard Law School (HLS) first offered a class entitled “Animal Law” in the spring of 2000, the Harvard Salient
Maverick for Mercy
He’s the least likely animal advocate you’ll ever meet. Matthew Scully cuts a tall but unimposing figure, and speaks with
Al Gore’s Inconvenient Diet
“The rule of reason,” Al Gore ’69 declared to a packed Tercentenary Theater a Wednesday, “must dictate our actions towards
Down on the Harvard Farm
Jim Ward cuts an unimposing figure in his torn jeans, soil-smeared shirt, and high wellie farming boots as he crosses
A Papal Mercy
As 41,000 devout Catholics crowd the new Washington Nationals Stadium this morning for a Holy Mass led by Pope Benedict
Eco-Pirates
From his voice, you’d never guess he’s a pirate. He speaks in a mild tone and chooses his words with
Red Hawk Down
The sports media was buzzing last week with the news that the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) tour player Tripp Isenhour
Compassionate Campaigners
John McCain has 22 pets, including a ferret, two turtles, and three parakeets. Mike Huckabee has just two: a black
Where’s the Beef?
On Sunday evening, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the recall of 143 million pounds of beef due
America’s Shaky Ambassadors
Meet Jim Oberwetter, U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, which is America’s largest oil supplier and a key strategic partner in
Professor Praises China’s Diplomacy
The United States’ policy towards China over the last decade has worked, former Kennedy School of Government (KSG) Dean Joseph
