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...times, criticism of America borders on racism. Young people who have grown up enjoying a succession of ingenious Japanese-made consumer products have developed a contempt for anything made by lesser mortals. In addition, many Japanese contend that America is handicapped because it does not mirror Japan's cultural and racial homogeneity, which they believe is largely responsible for the country's high degree of national harmony. The virtues of this harmony are probably overrated, and the disadvantages -- repression, numbing conformity -- are widely ignored. But the myth that racial homogeneity engenders unity is the root of discrimination against anyone...
...doing so would relax their muscles. "It is a fight against air, which feels more like concrete at that speed," says French speedster Nicolas Bollon. Officially recognized by the International Ski Federation only in 1988, the sport has had an understandably hard time shaking its kamikaze reputation. Still, aficionados contend that it is reasonably sane and safe, at least relatively speaking. France's Michael Prufer, the world's fastest skier, blanches at the thought of pastimes like bungee jumping. "Too dangerous," he declares...
...mainstream economist believes that the kind of full-blown protectionist response demonstrated by Los Angeles last week would do anything beyond saving some jobs in the short run. Ultimately, most contend, consumers would pay the price of a trade war, with scarcer and more expensive imports...
...Liberals contend that Clinton inherited a regressive tax structure (it presses harder on the poor than on the well-off) and made it more regressive by raising sales taxes while largely leaving alone income and business levies. Clinton replies, correctly, that the state constitution requires a nearly unobtainable 75% vote of the legislature to raise any tax other than the sales levy and, more dubiously, that he sought to change that and failed (critics say he did not make anywhere near the effort required). Characteristically, though, he adds, "What I've tried to do is to promote tax reform...
...despite similar accounts from hundreds of women, scientists have yet to prove conclusively that implants are responsible for their woes. Critics of last week's FDA ruling, including many doctors, contend that the agency may have needlessly raised women's fears before convincing evidence was in. Cole feels that despite the court order, Kessler should have released the new information to the medical community before calling the moratorium. "We're getting hundreds of calls from women who want to know what this new information is, what it means," he said, adding that some women may avoid getting suspicious breast lumps...