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...scientists or defense officials believe in perfect defense. Some who doubt the technological feasibility of such a task have urged that the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization in the Pentagon concentrate on the lesser task of defending our weapons rather than our cities. The rationale would be to enhance rather than replace deterrence. That goal is very different from the President's original speech. In a sense, the public is being sold a product that does not match its packaging. An elementary concern for truth in advertising should lead us to distinguish "SDI 1" (The March 1983 brand...
...life's supporting players. "Creative people pay a heavy price" is Frances' belief, and as editor and lover, she "had put herself in the service of such people. Perhaps she had done so because she wished to be more like them, although she knew she belonged to another, lesser species, the race of people who answer their phones and fold the bath towels." Like modern folk everywhere, she also yearns for meaning in life, or at least an organizing principle, and Paul's ego is big enough to provide it, "to make life cohere, like...
...interweaving of some of these themes, the webs of imagery, the elegant prose with its pricks of irony and cadences of poetry, all make The Enchanter a worthwhile read. Admittedly it is one of the author's lesser works, a weak prototype of Lolita...
...race for state treasurer has seen more than its share of personal attacks and mud-slinging on the part of both incumbent Robert Crane and challenger Joyce Hampers. They're both right. The Crimson is unable to determine the lesser of two evils in this race and makes no endorsement...
Which brings us to the case of Bernard Kalb. The lesser known of the two televison correspondent brothers, Bernard has suddenly found himself a cause celebre among political journalists across the country. Kalb resigned a week ago after it was learned that the Reagan Administration had intentionally planted false stories about increased tensions with Libya to scare Col. Muammar Khadafy...