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...prepared speech given in the Kennedy School Forum, and during a subsequent question-and-answer session with students in Sanders Theater, Kennedy reiterated his disdain for Carter's refusal to debate the situations in Iran and Afghanistan, saying, "A president cannot afford to posture as the high priest of patriotism; he must be a public leader as well as a political...
...Lake Erie with dead fish and industrial wastes. But neither can we continue to assume that economic growth can be purchased by inflating the currency, incurring federal deficits, and taxing personal initiative. Though most of us in universities do not like to think about economic growth--we profess our disdain for "materialistic" and "philistine" matters--we must bear in mind how dependent our social order and political system are on maintaining economic abundance. There is little prospect of continued improvement in race relations, the alleviation of poverty, the provision of public services, or the maintenance of a tolerant and accomodating...
...mullahs or Khomeini's son Seyyed Ahmed, about 35, handle all the calls; the Ayatullah does not deign to use this modern invention. That disdain could well stand as a symbol of the Ayatullah's whole rule, which aims at creating, to ward the end of the 20th century, a modern version of his ideal 7th century state. In one sense he has succeeded: Iran is undoubtedly the only major nation that is ruled by a mystic philosopher-king sitting cross-legged on the floor of a bare room in a dusty provincial town...
Unfortunately, Russell Long cannot see beyond regressive taxation as a means to solve America's economic problems. The Louisiana Senator makes no attempt to hide his disdain for equitable taxes. Asked what he thought of the American income tax system, Long replied: "I think it is progressive to the point of being counter-productive." He prefers emulation Louis XIV by extracting onerous "taillies" from lower and middle income people. The VAT's hidden character may seem appealing to politicians, but its regressive nature will certainly prove costly to most Americans...
Spurred by what they see as disdain for faculty rights, 25 Boston University (B.U.) professors have formed a committee seeking to oust B.U. President John R. Silber...