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...McCain won the Republican primaries mostly because of his strength among anti-Bush Republicans, but he still has far to go among anti-Bush independents. Pro-Bush Republicans, meanwhile, remain distrustful of him, and every time he courts the more moderate voters - by reiterating his support for caps on carbon emissions, for example - their distrust grows...
...rewards those at the top of their fields worldwide with spectacular paydays, globalization holds down earnings for millions of Americans who compete with workers overseas - not only lower-skilled factory and phone-center workers but also engineers, lawyers and doctors. Public opinion has reacted to this with increasing distrust of free trade, a wariness that both Obama and Clinton have echoed in their campaigns. But this is touchy territory: trade may distort the income distribution, but economists remain almost unanimous in warning that restricting trade would slow overall growth. There are similar concerns about using the tax code to address...
...Black males between the ages of 18 and 34 “are least likely to be willing to deal with the government in the form of the Census-taker,” Williams said. Williams attributes this disparity to the large proportion of African Americans who rent, who distrust the government, who are in poverty, and who need translations into other languages. The young professor’s solution is to use a pinwheel or sliding handout to educate this population about the political and economic costs of not responding. “If you don?...
...Dickyi ’08, a Tibetan born in India, recounted her two-and-a-half-month stay in Tibet three years ago to illustrate the fear that inhibits Chinese civilians and Tibetans from speaking freely. “The greatest feeling I came away with was the fundamental distrust and disconnect between the Tibetans and the Chinese government and Chinese people,” said Dickyi, who taught at a rural Tibetan school. “Before I went to Lhasa, everyone warned me against talking freely.” Both Han Chinese panelists Lan Xue, a professor...
...themselves concerning their worth and ability. Danielle Allen elaborates in her book “Talking to Strangers,” explaining that when a group is forced to constantly compromise not simply their civil and natural rights, but their dignity as well, a deep-rooted sense of distrust and hopelessness develops within the group, ultimately leading many to withdraw socially and politically from society...