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...revolution is going on behind the scenes and out in the wild, where a state of emergency exists. To begin with, most zoos no longer take animals from the jungle; they grow their own. About 90% of the mammals and 75% of the birds now in U.S. zoos were bred in captivity, and some are even being carefully reintroduced to their native environs. At the same time, zoo-affiliated organizations like Wildlife Conservation International are working to save whole habitats in 38 countries in Africa, Asia and South America and to reduce the threats to endangered species. Says the Bronx...
Another result is that Harvard has more famous professors than President Ronald W. Reagan had administration scandals. The University's Facts and Figures 1989 booklet lists 30 Nobel Laureates who have taught at Harvard this century. And Harvard has bred more presidential advisors (not to mention presidents) in its time than any other school...
...Carson would not consent to be interviewed for the book, so Leamer, whose previous work includes biographies of the Reagans and Ingrid Bergman, was forced to assemble a life from the often bitter testimonies of others. One of three children of a utility-company executive, the Iowa-born, Nebraska-bred Carson came from a rigid, authoritarian family. "Once when he was drunk," recounted Truman Capote, a frequent Tonight show guest, "he told me that his mother would throw herself on the floor and scream, 'I bore you from these loins, and you do this to me! All that pain...
...West Germany over whether and when to modernize NATO's few remaining short-range nuclear missiles in West Germany or trade them away. More broadly, the dynamic changes sweeping the European Continent cried out for American leadership in reshaping NATO for an era in which the Soviet threat that bred it was receding. Few knew and fewer believed that Bush was about to hit one over the fence...
Somebody in the tense corridors of the U.S. Capitol last week called it the "ethics monster," an animal bred and trained by Democrats to feed on sleaze in the Executive Branch over the past 20 years. But the beast has broken loose in Washington and is devouring its congressional handlers. The consternation is palpable...