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...Obsolete? In his essay disparaging the U.N., Charles Krauthammer argued that violence and greed are "the natural way of nations" [Oct. 23]. That is the lazy man's excuse for resisting change and progress. As a means to create security and stability, war has failed over the millenniums. Our experiment in international collaboration, nonviolent conflict resolution and mutually beneficial partnerships-still in its infancy-will continue to suffer missteps and setbacks, not the least of which include the present U.S. Administration's uninformed and shortsighted policies. My hope for the future lies in the goals, purposes and accomplishments...
...Richard Lacayo explains in the illuminating essay that accompanies this one, the company built its lustrous reputation two decades ago in its intermediate stage between Janus the movie distributor and Criterion the DVD producer: as the Voyager label in the brief, glorious age of laser discs. Voyager was noted for the care its took in reproducing, sometimes restoring, pristine print quality. In graphics and production, the discs had the elegance of art books; they were the first coffee-table movies...
...says, and can lead to obvious packaging.FITTING IN THE BOXThis is perhaps the most common complaint leveled at consulting companies of all kinds. Critics claim that consultants force applicants to think strategically, and this usually means looking at what works—what scores, what extracurriculars, and what admissions essays are usually successful—and then plugging those things into every application. One worry is that this kind of standardization will limit a student’s ability to develop, fearful of choosing the supposedly wrong activities.“Who are these people who are being packaged...
...also made fools of South Korean Presidents Kim Dae Jung and Roh Moo Hyun. Who else in the world is going to dream of engaging in bilateral talks with Kim Jong Il again, unless in delusion? Ke Park Anaheim, California, U.S. Is The U.N. Obsolete? In his essay disparaging the U.N., Charles Krauthammer argued that violence and greed are "the natural way of nations" [Oct. 23]. That is the lazy man's excuse for resisting change and progress. As a means to create security and stability, war has failed over the millenniums. Our experiment in international collaboration, nonviolent conflict resolution...
...enjoyed Poniewozik's essay, but I don't think the U.S. is really "comfortable with the apocalypse." Despite all the bad things going on now, I think most Americans are oblivious, as they rarely read a newspaper or magazine and spend way too much time watching television sitcoms. But then, who am I to say that they don't have the best approach to handling impending doom? I guess I'll have to be worried for everyone...