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...late 20th century, the world's peoples seem to be engaged in a chaotic and often dangerous migration toward democracy. Race antagonism is surely the bitterest, most atavistic obstacle in the way of that procession. South Africa has now formally dismantled the barrier. But of course, the more formidable wall is in the human heart...
...Transportation judge, citing a "pattern and practice of disobeying orders," ruled that Frank Lorenzo's proposed new airline, ATX, should not be allowed to fly. The airline industry's unions, who blame Lorenzo for the downfall of Eastern Airlines, led the fight against the start-up to keep their bitterest corporate antagonist out of the business...
Twenty years ago, Cambridge and Harvard seemed the bitterest of foes. Neighborhood activists, concerned about the University's seemingly insatiable appetite for land, found that they couldn't get University administrators to return their calls. Harvard didn't seem to think there was a problem...
Then there is the question of whether televising this kind of trial, for this kind of alleged crime, is appropriate at all. For the accuser, the bitterest part of a rape trial is the experience of having her personal life spread before the court, and usually torn apart by the defense. Gavel-to-gavel coverage only magnifies the misery -- perhaps even more so in this instance, as the accuser's face is concealed on camera in a way that protects her identity but also turns her into a cipher. The prospect of being at center ring in their own media...
Dershowitz reserves some of his bitterest venom for Jews who fail to join him in his crusade to confront. Dean of the Faculty Henry Rosovsky? A "house Jew." Ditto for Rabbi Ben Zion Gold of Harvard Hillel. Anyone who fails to exhibit sufficient chutzpah (Dershowitz determines how much that is) is falling into the same rut that led to discrimination, pogroms and Auschwitz...