Word: behaviorisms
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Some of Nitze's longtime acquaintances see a pattern to what might seem like vindictive behavior. Says Ralph Earle, a lawyer who worked with Nitze in the Pentagon -- and against him during the battle over SALT II: "When he is an insider, he is part of the solution to the challenge of arms control; when he is an outsider, he is part of the problem -- an implacable obstructionist." Warnke argues that Nitze illustrates a corollary to Lord Acton's famous adage: "Power corrupts, but the loss of power corrupts absolutely." Nitze rejects and resents the charge: "On a number...
...church's continued opposition to the use of condoms by married and unmarried persons alike, the bishops will now reluctantly accept the publicizing of information on the devices in public- education campaigns and school classes. Some people simply "will not refrain from the type of sexual or drug-abuse behavior which can transmit AIDS," the bishops acknowledged. But, they stated, AIDS education must emphasize that to stem the disease, "abstinence outside of marriage and fidelity within marriage, as well as the avoidance of intravenous drug abuse, are the only morally correct and medically sure ways...
...Abusive behavior can range from intense psychological intimidation -- threats to limit physical freedom, withhold money or even kill family pets -- to bone-shattering physical violence. Worse, in about half to two-thirds of such cases, the mayhem spreads to children in the family. The death of seven- year-old Lisa Steinberg in New York City last month is widely believed to have been a result of beating by one or both of her adoptive parents. Experts think such violence is caused by stress, a history of abuse or an obsessive need for control. Says Author Fedders: "Rich men like...
That probably wouldn't be the best slogan for Gary Hart, who also is attempting a return from the electoral netherworld. While Nixon resurrected himself by assiduously courting fellow Republicans and trying to make amends for past behavior, the "New Gary" is an entirely unrepentant fellow who didn't tell even his best friends that he was going to re-enter the fray. Hart seems determined to become the Sidney Biddle Barrows of presidential politics, unremorsefully parlaying shameful private conduct into public acclaim...
...great, in fact, is the toleration required that grotesque aberrations of thought and behavior are routinely met with a shrug and a weary smile that proclaims your comfort: "Ah, diversity," your smile says as you pass the Lesbian Coffee House in the Dunster JCR. This, combined with a few other manners assimilated from wealthy classmates passes for sophistication around here and snobbery just about everywhere else. But the smile and the shrug really have to do with ignorance: an inability to distinguish what's distinctive and important...