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Meanwhile, the problem of Western euphoria over Gorbachev is complicated by Moscow's having been particularly clever in its understanding of the public relations value of unilateral announcements -- something the West has yet to learn. When the Soviets make unilateral announcements, Moscow reaps a tremendous p.r. benefit, and I'm left with the reality -- continued huge Soviet military capabilities. It's difficult to get the public to realize that unilateral pronouncements uncodified by treaty are easy to turn around, as are intentions generally. I'm routinely criticized for a supposedly overly simplistic insistence on assessing capabilities rather than intentions. Well...
...generations and an evolving admissions policy cannot camoflauge the fact that many grandparents would not have been welcome here. Such personal ties to Harvard underlay most individual donations. Eliot, explaining the rationale behind giving, said "the men in this generation who have had the benefit of these funds, and who succeeded in after life, will pay manyfold to their successors...
...There is fear that women who play men's games will grow indistinguishable from male power seekers, that women who win entry and learn how to survive in male institutions will not care about social change to benefit other women or to transform the society's priorities," Mandel said...
...Lance missiles, together with the refusal to negotiate on short-range weapons, was "politically impossible for much of Europe." He added, "I cannot think of a German who would agree to that. Many of the allies think it is a crazy proposition." Nitze pointed out that NATO could benefit from successful talks because the Soviets have 1,600 short-range missile warheads in Europe...
...stringing first and treating later. After all, the monster theory, unlike the rage theory, has the benefit of evidence. What distinguishes these boys is not their anger -- Who is without it? -- but their lack of any moral faculty. Acts of rage are usually followed by reflection and shame. In this case, these characteristics appear to be entirely missing...