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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Professor Kathleen Sullivan, tenured several weeks ago, called Estrich "a distant and goddess-like celebrity," as well as a "colleague and very close friend." She gave Estrich the medal with the citation, "To Susan Estrich, as a scholar and political activist you have been deeply committed to social justice...
...friend suggested to me that Koch was race-baiting when he said Jews "would be crazy to vote for Jackson." While Koch's statement probably didn't help racial tensions in New York, it was an accurate statement...
...okay when he supports the Black candidate, but it's a step backwards when he supports a friend...
...prose that is frequently underestimated, even by his admirers. On the other hand, the novel invites trespass by symbol hunters. One can easily imagine college sophomores arguing over the meaning of a stuffed armadillo that has had its claws removed, or the significance of Wheelwright's carrying his small friend on his shoulders to slam-dunk a basketball. For graduate students there is the fact that Meany shares more than initials with Oskar Matzerath, the runt hero of Gunter Grass's masterpiece, The Tin Drum...
...drug-based civil war, this once omnipotent lobby may soon be more of a liability to hunters than their ally and friend...