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Come Nov. 2, Gerald Ford and his Republican colleagues, who extol principles completely devoid of compassion, pragmatism and common sense, will have little left with which to console themselves-except munching on peanuts.
For all of his criticism of Democratic overpromising, Ford made some pledges of his own. He called for programs to reduce crime, improve health care for the elderly and provide for the needs of the poor. At the same time, he promised less Government, a fairer tax structure and a...
But the most disturbing thing about the book is its lack of compassion. The charm of Dune lies in showing how an emperor can remain human despite the demands his work places on him. In Children of Dune the protagonist, Paul Atreides' son, takes the road his father would not...
We need to establish an environment in which respect for institutions and the way they operate, for the manner in which politicians go about their business, leads to moderation and reason in public debate, where violence and the extreme view are rejected, where rational argument can predominate. We need to...
Take sex, for one of Farber's examples. Nobody has more effectively satirized the solemn absurdity of the Masters and Johnson laboratory ("I'm Sorry, Dear") or more wittily staged the gauche bedroom farce of the puritan turned hedonist ("My Wife, the Naked Movie Star"). But Farber is...