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...Jimmy Carter? "He is a complex, contradictory personality," Mazlish and Diamond say. They continue in a flash of insight: "Most of us, of course, are complex and full of contradictions." Carter's brand of neo-populist rhetoric and waffling reflects those contradictions. Expediency exists as part of Carter's "realism." The president blurs the lines between liberalism and conservatism because he must be "true to his own character, with its basic need to embrace contradictions." Carter's remembrances of his downtrodden childhood, his career as a "nuclear engineer," his faith in Bert Lance--all explained...
...then castigate Harberger for his neo-classical economics; as an intellectual community Harvard needs men of stature with diverse viewpoints. Neither let us attribute guilt by association for the regimes with which he works; even the Pinochets of the world can be influenced for the better by well-reasoned arguments from advisers of Harberger's stature. Rather let us be concerned more for Harberger's intellectual and personal integrity, his tolerance of differing viewpoints, the ways in which he used his influence in Chile, and in other countries. To me these are the issues which deserve airing and should determine...
However, this is 1980, and definitely Reagan's last shot at the presidency, not because he is old, although he is, but because he is Reagan, a conservative. Not a neo-conservative or a subtle conservative, but a conservative who likes talking tough, who believes in the slogans, who looks at the world from the perspective of World War II and Korea instead of mouthing meaningless, magic phrases like "geopolitical linkage." His ideas are not slick, not sophisticated. They are firm, not greasy like Baker's or Bush's or Jimmy Carter...
Neither do the upcoming presidential elections promise to resolve anything; Democratic candiates are heavily dependent on pro-Israeli constituencies, and Republican candidates are the neo-Crusaders of militarization of the middle East. Whether the productive initiatives of some members of the American black community to raise the issue of Palestinian rights continue and expand remains to be seen...
...neo-conservative movement to block affirmative action...