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However, such moments are rare, and as a result we see more a portrait of Nixon's own failings than cogent portrayals of modern-day statesmen. And nowhere is this point better driven home than in the final pages of the book, where Nixon sums up his reflections on leadership. Closing what has in truth been a halfway interesting read, one is struck by the noticeable lack of comment on the moral qualities of leadership. Oh, Nixon doesn't miss the chance to make a comment or two about Khruschev's untrustworthiness or duplicity. But when it comes...
...probably the most cogent argument against the use of PMS as a legal defense lies in its inherently anti-feminist stance. Those members of society who still believe that a woman can never be president of the United States because of her physiology will find in the PMS defense ample support for their views. In light of the scanty evidence, then, we must vigorously resist blaming a woman's irrational behavior on her biology. Until much more data on PMS is available, we must continue to trace acts of violence like Santos's to aberrant emotions, rather than to built...
...role of elder internationalist. Now 69, Nixon is convinced that his accomplishments in foreign policy will vindicate his presidency. He is proudest of his role in renewing U.S. relations with China. His optimism on the future of Sino-American relations is based not only on nostalgia but on cogent analysis and firsthand experience. In Nixon's view, the resumption of negotiations between the People's Republic and the Soviet Union is not necessarily a cause for alarm. "What brought us and the Chinese together ten years ago-the Soviet threat-is greater now than before, and the Chinese...
...American people. However, with that alarm, the audience wants the news. In other words, Yergin and his co-authors have detailed the potential danger. Now, we want to know what we can do about it. They lay out a program, but it is not as comprehensive or cogent as their documentation of the problem. Yergin points to three main objectives: diversification of oil supplies, substitution by other energy sources, and energy conservation. The third goal is the basis for the book--what consumers and businesses with some government direction can do for themselves to help adjust. However, while that curbs...
...President and his right-wing unilateralist foreign policy advisors make some cogent points. The Russians are short of currency and have been desperately selling gold and diamond reserves. The pipeline would annually provide an estimated $10 million in hard currency once the gas began flowing west. Much of that will be used to prop up repressive satellites like Cuba and Vietnam and to purchase military hardware for ventures such as the Afghanistan takeover. A pipeline, Reagan argues correctly, would not only send badly needed currency to Moscow, but would also increase Western European energy dependence on the Soviets. Plans call...