Word: alienness
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...continent's inner rhythms of development were shattered 400 years ago by the intrusion of Europeans, who brought in alien controls, boundaries and forms of government. But for the first time since 1444, when the Portuguese sailed into the "land of the blacks" to establish slaving forts, Africa is mostly free from outside interference. Despots are falling; here and there, democracy precariously takes hold. Improvised alternative economies flourish...
Europeans, as the historian Basil Davidson writes, destroyed the moral universe of the continent. Colonialism imposed a different cultural universe with its alien definitions of God and progress and the rule of law. Now postcolonial Africa is defined as being on "the margins" of that universe. But, says Babacar N'Diaye, the president of the African Development Bank, "even if marginalization is true, it is not my concern. What I have to do is to create my self-respect. To create my self-respect is to put my house in order. There is a tremendous venue for intra-African trade...
...supply-side advocate, draws the economic boomers and is politically correct on social issues. Texas Senator Phil Gramm has a strong regional base and conservative fiscal credentials but may suffer from the perception that he has cuddled up too snugly with the party establishment. James Baker is even more alien to the wingers than Bush. Baker would have a shot at the 1996 nomination only if parts of the right wing got so disgusted with the G.O.P. that they bolted to form a new party. Given the fractious mood, and the strong appeal of Ross Perot's aborted candidacy, that...
...dazzling display did stun a few passerby. Jones said he overheard several people hypothesizing on the cause of the eerie light when he went walking in the Square on Sunday night. "I heard some alien comments," he said...
...whopper, all right. But Jean- Claude Van Damme is appealing as a "UniSol" whose memories of a previous life recur and lead him into rebellion. Roland Emmerich's film may be nothing more than lowbrow, high-cal entertainment, but with the action genre now encrusted with dubious aspirations (Alien 3, Batman Returns), it's good to get back to the bloody basics with a little style and self-satirizing...