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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...debate is argument. But this quality was strangely missing in the Reagan-Anderson debates of last month and the Carter-Ford debates of 1976. The problem lies in the fact that we depend on a panel of journalists to prod the candidates into discussion. No journalists should be present at Presidential debates. We should let the candidates tell each other when they are hypocritical, inaccurate or misleading...
UNDER THE PRESENT ELECTION laws, we can't "force" candidates to debate. Candidates adopt various reasons for opting out. Some cite national security reasons, others discomfort with the agenda or timetable, and still others worry about who will be included. Most often, one candidate will have more to lose by debating than his opponents...
...might argue that such a system does not necessarily select the most forceful leader or best White House manager but only the best debater. But this objection must be seen in the light of the present system. Many believe that today's electoral process only helps us select the best campaigner with the best advertising director. With this in mind, regular and organized debates are the best showcase for voters, especially debates in the style of argument put forth above. No one can predict who will serve a strong four-year term. But with debates, we will see our candidates...
...presidents of Yale, Smith, Chicago and Tulane) regard the humanities as more than some knowledge about language, history, art and philosophy. They credit the humanities with helping people make critical judgments about ethics and social policy, understand diverse cultures and see connections between man's past and present. In those terms, the commissioners judge the humanities "widely undervalued...
...writes his memoirs, mailing them back o headquarters-and to the Soviets, the Chinese and anyone else who might be professionally interested. The agency falls all over itself trying to apprehend him before the final revelations can undo its secret activities completely. But aided by a once and present lover (Glenda Jackson), Matthau leads a mostly merry chase through much of the free world, keeping one jump ahead of his CIA pursuers until a happy, tricky ending is achieved...