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...dearth of courage" depicted quite well the meanness and shortsightedness of Italian politicians [Feb. 4]. But it did not make evident the dramatic consequences arising from such a lack of courage and decisions. The last center-left government not only did nothing to slow the rising prices of basic commodities but also worsened the situation by increasing taxes. Everybody is struggling with meager salaries or pensions, while members of the ruling class enjoy enormous incomes and a lot of benefits. Everywhere one can feel the contempt that ordinary people nourish toward politicians in this mock democracy. The sight...
...Dearth of Courage" depicted quite well the meanness and shortsightedness of Italian politicians [Feb. 4]. But it did not make evident the dramatic consequences arising from such a lack of courage and decisions. The last center-left government not only did nothing to slow the rising prices of basic commodities but also worsened the situation by increasing taxes. Everybody is struggling with meager salaries or pensions, while members of the ruling class enjoy enormous incomes and a lot of benefits. Everywhere one can feel the contempt that ordinary people nourish toward politicians in this mock democracy. The sight...
...book. Only here does Jacoby’s thesis—that American intellectual habits have changed—come across cohesively (and with refreshing humor and humility). However, this is only the last three chapters. For the most part, Jacoby’s argument lacks the very basic tenets—rationality, tolerance, and an openness to discourse—she seems to be trying to encourage in society. Many can sympathize with the gist of her argument, but Jacoby gets bogged down in the insignificant particulars of past. While she means to show the importance of our heritage...
...Republican National Convention are unpledged; of those, a significant portion is unelected. In this election and every election, the chance that a handful of political elites has the power to overturn the will of the people is an unforgivable affront to democracy.One citizen, one vote: A principle basic enough for elementary students to grasp manages to elude our major political parties. Privileged as they are by electoral laws that make third-party success all but impossible, the Democrats and Republicans cannot hide behind tired excuses of their moral or legal independence as “private organizations...
...Despite this progress, there is growing concern that the cure is proving just as poisonous as the ailments. A new report from New York-based Human Rights charges that the Caretaker Government has trampled over basic human rights to achieve its goals. The report, which focuses on the testimony of Tasneem Khalil, a prominent journalist for the English-language Daily Star newspaper and for CNN and a part-time consultant to Human Rights Watch, paints a depressing picture of abuse at the hands of Bangladesh's military intelligence agency. Khalil, who had been writing about the security forces' alleged role...