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...party's left wing blames the loss on Dukakis for trying to run from his ideological roots. They insist that, had Dukakis made a cogent defense of liberalism and inspired voters, rather than allowing Bush to distort the word "liberal" into a verbal cudgel roughly equivalent to "child molester," he could have beaten Bush. "Next time," they say, "we shouldn't hide our liberal colors...
Another big draw in the Core is Historical Studies A-12, "International Conflicts in the Modern World." Here the emphasis is on using the lessons of history, thinking in time and concocting cogent recipes of theory and historical fact. Very noble aims. That's why the same techniques are similarly emphasized in upper level courses in comparative politics. Learning the lessons of history is as useful a tool when studying the French Revolution as it is in the international conflicts...
...Ellwood's cogent analysis--and his policy recommendations--go far deeper than the don't-throw-money-at-it truisms that have become commonplaces among critics of the welfare system. Ellwood, a professor of public policy at the Kennedy School and a key member of its Center for Health and Human Resources, proposes sensible and sensitive reforms to the current system...
Herewith a sampler of cogent words by featured commencement speakers around the nation...
...emergence of a strong and cogent case for drug legalization, even if it is a misguided approach, has pointed out a real and serious fault in current policy. It is heavily unbalanced in favor of ineffective attempts to cut the supply through police action, while neglecting potentially more effective efforts to reduce demand through education and treatment. Says Minneapolis Mayor Donald Fraser: "Personally, I'm not willing to say drugs should be decriminalized. But investing large amounts of money to interdict supply obviously is not working. We've spent over $300,000 in the past few months in police overtime...