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...pressure of both mystery and reality that makes Poussin so unacademic. He was an idealist. The world he painted, in all its mythographic richness, was not fallen. Neither sin nor decay was part of it. The young man in The Inspiration of the Poet, circa 1631, glancing upward while the imperious hand of Apollo redirects his attention to the text in his hand and the muse Calliope gives him a level look of benign assessment, might as well be Poussin himself. The allegory unfolds in a luminous calm but is grounded by discreet observation: the relaxed pose of Apollo...
George Latimer cited central city decay as one of the major causes of poverty and discussed ways that city governments could help, especially with regards to education...
Last week a simmering American electorate, angry at a Washington establishment more concerned with serving the vested interests that pay for its campaigns than with the declining living standards and perceived moral decay of the rest of America, stormed into polling booths across the country and chucked much of the nation's governing class out the window. "We always vote for change, and we never get it," said Steve Douglas, 39, of Detroit, a house painter and Democrat who voted Republican this time...
Casino gambling does not generate new strength for the economy, but only transfers money from one person to another. The only thing it does generate is crime and moral decay. Instead of attacking Roosevelt for this courageous stand against popular casinos. The Crimson should congratulate...
Digging the country out of this mess of debt and decay is the next great task for our government. Frankly, success is less likely with Kennedy in the Senate. Romney, for all his political naivete, has instincts that lean in the right directions cutting the government down to size and restoring personal responsibility...