Word: legacyism
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What She Left Behind As a Pakistani Canadian I read with great interest your coverage of Benazir Bhutto and Pakistan [Jan. 14]. While I sincerely condole her untimely and fiery death, I must agree with William Dalrymple that her legacy was "mediocre." Far from being a martyr for freedom and...
While I condemn Bhutto's assassination, I have not forgotten what it was like to live in a country run by her. Both her terms as PM were marred by corruption scandals. She actively supported the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. She twice squandered the opportunity to make any tangible difference...
AS A PAKISTANI CANADIAN I READ WITH great interest your coverage of Benazir Bhutto and Pakistan [Jan. 14]. While I sincerely condole her untimely and fiery death, I must agree with William Dalrymple that her legacy was "mediocre." Far from being a martyr for freedom and democracy, she chose to...
M. Judah Folkman, a Harvard Medical School professor and a groundbreaking biomedical pioneer, died of a heart attack in the Denver International Airport on Monday. He was 74. Folkman was most famous for his impact on cancer treatment through his investigation of blood vessels’ role in tumor growth...
Until recently, Mitt Romney ran as the only true heir to the legacy of Ronald Reagan, conservative on social, fiscal and national security grounds. Down here, he plays David to the Washington beltway Goliath. At a Wednesday night event in Columbia, he talked before a big blue sign that said...