Word: ways
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...interests that allows their various classes and religious groups to live together. You can't introduce millions of foreigners into a tiny nation like Lebanon and not expect to upset the internal balance. You can't, that is, unless you think of the people in such a dehumanized way that nothing differentiates them from one another...
...Egypt, Lebanon and Syria, perhaps this much is clear: these are not concessions to the Palestinians. Each of these countries represents a distinct people with a distinct set of claims against Israel. To see their claims as one long list of "what the Arabs want" reflects a certain way of thinking about the people involved, namely that they are all the same--concessions to some are concessions to the others. But any real measure of Israeli concessions to the Palestinians should focus on the central claims of the Palestinians--sovereignty over the Occupied Territories including East Jerusalem, the right...
...competent critic he stretches the conceit bravely, well past the facts' tolerance. Clinton's politics go almost unmentioned, for example, the better to focus on the president as if he were nothing more than an incarnation of a cultural icon. The Elvis perspective is, however, a stunningly illuminating way to see Clinton and understand why we have hated and loved...
...Better, I think, not to stretch, and instead to wait for a politician who has half the gusto of a Clinton or a Pierre Trudeau. Our natural disgust for the insipid, bloodless legalism of this election, coupled with Marcus' insights on our attraction to political depravity, go a long way toward explaining what the hell we must have been thinking back...
...appearance of wreaths on lampposts and the Milky Way strewn across Mass. Ave. means that holiday season is here, with peace on earth, goodwill toward men--and unbearable shopping stress. There's a wealth of stores close at hand in the Square, but it's easy to get lost in the profusion. Save yourself a rough week with this holiday gift guide, with intriguing new choices for everyone on your list...