Word: integrationist
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Archie stood for certain things; he was a man of principle, and everyone knew what those principles were. He was, first and foremost, an unapologetic and outspoken integrationist. He believed that our similarities are more important than our differences. He said it best in his introduction to the essays he had freshmen read: “We believe that ethnic differences are permeable, not separate boundaries that divide. Our diversity is a means to an end, which is the construction of a ‘special perspective’ that characterizes a Harvard student. Harvard is a place where...
...would require a diplomatic sprint no one could carry off. What's more, the appeal of getting six months in the driver's seat flattens considerably when the chance only comes around every 121/2 years. Still, the deal seems to bolster France's intergovernmental approach more than Germany's integrationist aims. Once campaigning for votes in the European Parliament becomes necessary, the Commission President will lose some of his austere aura. He gains political footing in exchange, but it will be increasingly up to the new president of the Council to pester national governments to deliver what they've promised...
...permissiveness was extended to state-supported, multi-national conglomerates like Airbus, on the theory that such entities would not only be able to better compete with titans of U.S. industry, but promote the internal integration of Europe - back to that war thing. Now, with the continent well down the integrationist road, euro-zone trustbusters are back to the original plan: More companies, of approximately equal size, is the way to keep economic power nice and decentralized...