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The notion of a "Khalistan," a separate Sikh state, remains an unworkable goal; the Sikhs--who represent only 2 percent of the Indian population--could never survive as an independent nation. Too many economic, territorial and population factors run against the murmurs of creating a separate state. Only 40 percent...
Mondale's media campaign, by contrast, seemed seldom in sync with what the candidate was seen doing on the evening news. Granted, the Democratic challenger had the unenviable task of attacking an admired incumbent. "We had to say things aren't as good as you think," said Senior...
Now past 70, and more than a decade in office, Nehru was becoming increasingly disillusioned and crotchety. Sometimes he snapped at Indira, too, saying "Don't talk nonsense" or telling her to keep quiet. She unfailingly did as he ordered. One night in January 1964, Nehru finished a speech...
Reagan is such a strong believer in astrology that he told the interviewer "80 percent of the people in New York's Hall of Fame are Aquarians." This is no more inaccurate than Reagan's statistical statements usually are; the birthdates of the members of the Hall of Fame (the...
Now I am one of those who feels that the Communist Party should absolutely be banned in the United States. And when I see posters scattered around Cambridge, which indicate that Harvard halls are being used for meetings of the "Spartacus Youth League," I wonder who on earth can give...