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...nightmarish content has become somewhat abstract. Nor will the rise of some future Hitler be discouraged by the belief that the Führer was a demon. The demonic, in human affairs, is generally an oversimplification. With Hitler, it is also a refuge. We do not like to diminish ourselves by admitting him to our species; so we take his own delusions at face value, and tend to suppose that he was not human, but an embodiment of some elemental will of history. The only corrective is to see him for what...
...trading houses are far too central to the Japanese economy to diminish in importance any time soon. Last year the ten largest trading houses-led by branches of the Mitsubishi and Mitsui industrial complexes-brought in 62% of the foreign goods purchased by Japan and sold half the nation's exports. Their total sales came to an astounding $76 billion, twice the size of the Japanese national budget. The companies earn their profits on massive turnover despite sliver-thin margins (1.8% last year...
...mean to be hard on Mrozek. Most of my criticisms deal with problems that are bothersome in print, and I suspect that they may disappear or at least diminish on stage. If I were to point out a single damning fault, it would be that the situations are not open-ended enough. Once we learn the circumstances, we know everything. There is character revelation, but no character development. Curiously enough, this means that the endings themselves are too open--that is, the plays tend to trail off rather than ending definitively. When Mrozek does try to create a real ending...
...said that Gray had been the victim of "totally unfair innuendo and suspicion," and defended both the White House's request to see the FBI files on the Watergate case ("completely proper and necessary") and Gray's compliance. But White House rationalizations notwithstanding, Congress seemed determined to diminish partisan influence in the FBI in the future...
Harvard consistently cites financial difficulties as the obstacle to equal admissions. Such arguments are either circular or false. Figures from other colleges suggest increased coeducation does not diminish alumni contributions. By opening more places to women, Harvard will help create the capacity in more places to women to make large contributions to Harvard. Last year, the average pledge of Radcliffe seniors was higher than the average Harvard commencement pledge to the College Funds. A serious financial argument is possible only if you believe that women will never get equal wages for equal work, if you believe-as F. Skiddy...