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...enemies: "The U.S. planned and engineered the collapse of the Soviet Union." Front leaders call on the citizenry to "rise in defense of the Russian state" and force the President out. "Their strategy," says a U.S. official, "is to invoke slogans in an attempt to excite the baser political instincts." But in championing causes like the troubles of Russian nationals in the other republics, front leaders have potent emotional issues with which to stir up anger against Yeltsin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Dark Forces | 12/7/1992 | See Source »

...crime has been spent. Failure to deal effectively with crime has increased the public appetite for the death penalty. Conservatives must see that this society can be hard, even implacable, against criminals without killing them. If politicians will lower their voices and quit pandering to our worst fears and baser instincts, the search for common ground can begin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Politicians, Voters and Voltage | 2/13/1989 | See Source »

Jackson's message and candidacy has been refreshingly candid. He has consistently refused to pander to our baser instincts of apathy and greed. Instead he has solemnly asked that we accept responsibility and take a pivotal role in determining the course of our nation's future. By doing so, he has inspired hope and initiated action. His role--and the role of youth--in America's political process will be greater because...

Author: By Michael J. Bonin, | Title: Jesse's Youthful Role | 11/1/1988 | See Source »

Shoppers not fortunate enough to have connections often have to resort to baser methods, such as those employed by musician Harler. She boasts that on a recent Basement voyage, she had a leotard among the stockings. The next day, when the price had fallen 25 percent, she came back...

Author: By Shair Rudavsky, | Title: Bustle in the Basement | 3/19/1985 | See Source »

...before the audience can settle in to the deceivingly simple morality play. Israel yanks out our chain, as it were. Why marriage? What is marriage but a rationalization of humanity's baser instincts? This is a realization that obviously bothers Israel, and that is why his bachelor party is fueled by an almost manic fear of the next day's ceremonies. The Renoiresque debauch operates almost as a tragic catharsis, an the participants will the demonic spirits that torment them to take flight and be gone...

Author: By Michael W. Hirschorn, | Title: A Working Man's Fellini | 7/3/1984 | See Source »

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