Word: authoritarianism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...avid conservationist. At Haldeman's urging, he joined Nixon's unsuccessful 1960 presidential campaign, then rejoined in 1968 and moved on into Washington with his political mentor. More than anyone else, the two made Nixon's White House work, but in an arbitrary and authoritarian fashion that made them a good many enemies and critics as well. On the eve of their Senate appearance, TIME Correspondent Bonnie Angelo sent this retrospective view of what life was like behind the "Berlin Wall" they created around Nixon...
...crummy life. His parents don't have time for him, they are busy fighting. His mother, dyed cheap blonde, is overworked; fatigue has robbed her of her patience and made her shrewish. His home is cramped and dreary with dirt. His school teachers are rigidly middle class, authoritarian and intolerant; his classmates tell on his prankster efforts to escape ennui. Harvard Square...
...Temptation to Solidarity," "The Dialogue between Love and Bread," and "The Interpretation of the Principle To Each According to his Needs'". In all of these tales Kolakowski evinces an admirable grasp of ethical complexities. There is a consistent argument, implied rather than stated, for more relativism than the standard authoritarian fare will tolerate, be that Marxist, Capitalist or Catholic...
...victory. He then went off on one of his routine fishing trips and even attended a bullfight. But late in the week, after that impressive display of either vigor or iron will, Franco announced that he was stepping down as President and head of government. His successor: crusty, authoritarian Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco, 70. It was far from a total retirement, since Franco remains chief of state (the nation's highest post) and head of the armed forces. Thus he continues as Carrero Blanco's superior. But never before in his 37-year political career had the diminutive...
...stunning setback for Ian Smith's authoritarian regime, the appellate division of Rhodesia's high court last week overturned the conviction of Journalist Peter Niesewand for violation of the Official Secrets Act. Chief Justice Sir Hugh Beadle, in announcing the unanimous ruling, twitted the Smith government's case against Niesewand: "Factual evidence as opposed to opinion was never given." The court found that Niesewand's reports on guerrilla activity against Rhodesian forces near the Mozambique frontier last year had not damaged the state, but had merely embarrassed the government...