Word: generationism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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But by anointing Quayle, Bush also stepped into deep boo-boo. Within 24 hours of his selection, Quayle became a political bumper car careering from one public relations crack-up to another. During an awkward press conference on Wednesday and five erratic television interviews that night, Quayle was constantly unhinged...
There is no more difficult political role than that of a conservative from the baby-boom generation. Attitudes and behavior that were commonplace in the late 1960s -- about drugs, sex, military service -- are now viewed with post- factum moralism through the prism of two decades of cultural revisionism. By 1969...
Not all of the new delivery systems are directed at life-threatening diseases. Scientists at Advanced Polymer Systems of Redwood City, Calif., have turned to a more consumer-oriented line: synthetic microsponges averaging one- thousandth of an inch in size and containing 10 ft. to 20 ft. of drug- filled...
Dukakis' itinerary and his choice of a Texan as running mate show that his strategists have no respect for what is known as the "electoral lock." That concept, based on voting patterns of the previous generation, posits that Republican candidates start with a huge advantage in reaching the magic number...
At 41, Mapplethorpe has been one of the most visible photographers of his generation for a decade, but this year is a high-water mark in his career. The Whitney retrospective, which runs through Oct. 23, is his first one-man show at a major American museum in years. And...