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...author, perhaps best known for his defense of Claus von Bulow, was a central character in the film Reversal of Fortune. Ron Silver accurately portrayed him as an amalgam of clenched hair and perverse brilliance. Those eager for a sequel have only to consult Chutzpah. The title is a Yiddish term that resists translation. In a word, gall. In two words, Alan Dershowitz...
...irresistably led to admire Dershowitz because he has a sturdy and true moral compass. As a public figure, he sticks up for ideals of human rights and civil liberties where others would let pragmatism prevail; as an attorney, he is famous for defending pariah clients such as Claus Von Bulow and Leona Helmsley and insisting on procedural regularity and the rights of the accused. But just like a compass needle starts to go awry in the neighborhood of a magnet, Dershowitz's moral compass often veers from course when the topic at hand is Israel or Judaism...
...book, he blasts almost everyone, from the Supreme Court to the bureaucracy to those he derides as "compassion fascists" (read: liberals). He argues that God is a Republican and Santa Claus is a Democrat because God is a tough, unsentimental S.O.B. and Santa Claus is a sweet old fellow who doesn't exist. The rightful place for democracy, he writes, is "to shut up and get out of our faces." Such vivid images reinforce the book's conclusion: "The whole idea of our government is: if enough people get together and act in concert, they can take something...
...this season -- a kind of Mother Christmas determined to hold high her doctrine of faith, family and friends, not only inside the Beltway but across the nation and the world. "With her white hair, her smile and her hugs," says writer Anthony, "she seems just like Mrs. Santa Claus." She wants one thing for the holidays: "Peace -- George and I need nothing." She even voices a peace wish for Saddam Hussein...
Like Bertolt Brecht's Life of Galileo, this nonsensical play derides those who use the idea of "science" for commercial exploitation. Despondent because people no longer accept any gifts, Santa Claus (Joel Rainey) turns to Death (Ian Lithgow) for advice. Death proposes that Santa find another line of work--namely, selling knowledge. He suggests that Claus use the buzzword "scientific" to peddle his non-existent wares. "Why say fantastic when you mean scientific?" Death asks. Soon he has Santa selling stock in a "wheel mine." The plot becomes even more convoluted after this. Death and Santa exchange outfits...