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...rush into the arms of our former enemies, Japan and Vietnam, as Krauthammer proposes, to contain ''the emerging giant of the 21st century"? I am all for pressuring China to liberalize its stance on human rights and other issues. But the methods suggested by Krauthammer, like a U.S. boycott of the Beijing U.N. World Conference on Women, smack of the petulance of a spoiled child. The next big wars will be fought in the world markets, not on the traditional battlefields. Those wars are raging right now, with Japan gaining on us day by day. Although I agree with Krauthammer...
Carrying signs denouncing the violent content of the new children's movie, the group distributed flyers asking consumers to boycott Power Rangers merchandise and to support non-violent children's entertainment...
...smells." He makes no apologies for comments he made in the '80s expressing support for President Reagan's arms buildup: "I say what I believe in at the time. It may not be the same in four years." Now he's an advocate of Pearl Jam's effort to boycott Ticketmaster, the ticket-distribution service, in protest against its high prices. "Even if Pearl Jam fails, it doesn't matter," he says. "At least they've solidified their bond with the audience...
America's actions have added to the economic problems. When Clinton announced the embargo on April 30, the rial collapsed. No other country has joined the embargo, and Iran will find other buyers for the $3.5 billion worth of oil that the U.S. purchased in 1994. But the boycott may hurt nonetheless: most of Iran's oil-production equipment is American, and badly in need of spare parts...
...weeks ago, in a conversation with TIME editors and correspondents, House Speaker Newt Gingrich went one step further when he suggested that major radio advertisers band together to boycott stations that play "explicitly vicious'' rap. "They could drive violent rap music off radio within weeks,'' he said. Talk like that makes record execs very nervous. They know their product can also be vulnerable to boycotts by record stores that are under pressure from consumer groups. "You can make waves, but you can't mess with retail,'' says Eric Brooks, president of Noo Trybe Records. "You need to have your album...