Word: complex
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...populism that rouses an audience on the hustings. And perhaps the reason Gore so often seems to be impersonating a tub-thumping pol is that he feels the need to disguise his cerebral nature, since American politics has often punished eggheads. When I propose to Gore that his complex habit of mind may be an asset for a President but a liability for a candidate, he seems stumped for a response, as if he agrees but can't admit it. "Well," he says finally, "I hope you're right on the first part and wrong on the second...
...when he becomes President. Perhaps no transformation at all will come to pass. Chester A. Arthur will remain Chester A. Arthur, and there is nothing you can do about it. But beware. Lewinsky or no Lewinsky, the American presidency still inspires some reverence--an awe that may work in complex ways. Voters may put an apparent doofus in the White House yet trust that the presidency's sacramental, transformative powers will, so to speak, transubstantiate the doofus. Historical memory teaches that a base metal like Harry Truman, and therefore maybe even George W. Bush, might yet turn into gold...
...negative spin on the prospects of rescuing the crew suggests the Russian navy has learned the wiles of media management. To be sure, plenty can go wrong in a complex mission to establish an air link and an escape route from the vessel at a depth of 350 feet in Arctic waters. But diminishing the prospects for their survival means the news can't get any worse, only better...
...debate over evolution has grown much larger and more complex than the Bible versus the science book. And if the subject is restored belligerently in the state of Kansas, no one will win, least of all the children. Because whatever is taught in school can quickly be undone with a few words from a conservative...
...issue is complex, but the solution is simple: Just listen to the conservatives. It may seem ludicrous to doubt Darwin in today's modern society, but as Kansas has shown, a growing number...