Word: buchananism
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Harvard professor Nathan Glazer recommends George Washington's warning against foreign entanglements as a motto for the U.S. in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Patrick J. Buchanan contends that the reds were the only bad guys worth fighting; as soon as they are licked, the U.S. should "disengage" from all remaining messes across the oceans. Ted Galen Carpenter advocates "strategic independence . . . free from the dangerous and expensive burdens of obsolete security commitments." Jeane J. Kirkpatrick sees a chance for the U.S. finally to become a "normal country in a normal time," turning inward to deal with its many...
...Kristol, a founder of neoconservatism (and of National Interest), hears in some voices of the neocon chorus "echoes of the 1930s -- echoes of nativism and xenophobia, indifference (or worse) to Nazism and fascism, broad hints of anti-Semitism." He does not name names, but he clearly has in mind Buchanan, who has created a furor by insinuating that Jews fanned the flames of the gulf war. Kristol believes that in an increasingly interdependent world, "Fortress America" is simply not an option...
...surface, David Eggar's production of West Side Story has a professional feel. Matt and Mark Buchanan's set works well. The multi-story freeway bridge which stretches across the stage looks great, and such neat gimmicks as a car on cinder blocks and a working video game have been placed on the stage. The orchestra is lively, and, as conducted by Roger Neill, it versatilely slips from a waltz to a salsa...
...Matt Buchanan's stage direction is interesting, if not particularly inspired. His two-sided, revolving set design is innovative and, in some instances, visually stunning. Unfortunately, the orchestra is placed in front of the stage, causing the tall conductor's head to block some of the action...
With six categories available, ranging from "great" (Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson, F.D.R.) to "failure" (Andrew Johnson, Buchanan, Nixon, Grant, Harding), Reagan was placed in the the next-to-last group. Reagan was outranked by Jimmy Carter and Jerry Ford ("average") and topped only Nixon of the modern Presidents...