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The twentysomething attitude toward consumption in general: get more for less. While yuppies spent money to acquire the best and the rarest toys, young adults believe they can live just as well, and maybe even better, without breaking the bank. They disdain designer anything. "Just point me to the generic...
The alternative to a nuclear-armed Germany is not to try to breathe new life into the aging NATO alliance, conceived as it was in the cold war and dominated as it is by the U.S. More promising would be for Europe to move quickly beyond a monetary and customs...
I envision Europe as a union of states with common institutions to assure military and environmental security, along with cooperation in science and culture. Each state would retain its local and national character and have the right to protect its special interests without prejudice to others. Borders must remain inviolable...
What went wrong? Confidence. The sales revealed a buyers' backlash against controversial practices by the auctioneers, notably that of giving guarantees to owners in order to acquire works to sell. This technique -- which Sotheby's invented and Christie's denounced with high sanctimony in 1989, before quietly adopting it themselves...
MYTHS. Many blacks believe Korean merchants have unfair advantages, drawing start-up funds from the South Korean government. In fact, most immigrants acquire their shops largely with savings they brought from Korea. They enjoy the tradition of the keh, clubs to which they contribute and from which they can draw...