Word: legacyism
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Blame it on Françafrique, the name given to the relationship between successive governments in Paris and the client regimes that arose across Africa as France swapped colonial control of nations in exchange for arrangements conducive to French political and business interests. For decades, Françafrique produced corrupt...
Legions of Colombians adore Uribe for restoring security and a measure of hope to Colombia, which endured four decades of guerrilla war and drug cartel shootouts. But his reelection drive may ultimately damage his legacy. Uribe's implicit message - that without him Colombia would suddenly fall back into chaos - pokes...
But this summer the stock market has rallied. Precisely, and that goes against the seasonal pattern that has been in effect. If you go back and look at other times when that has happened in the last 15 years - a positive stock market during the summer - the results show that...
Bipartisanship did not mean capitulating to median views or special interests, but using the power of persuasion to bring along legislators from both parties behind his core principles—in this case, expanding health coverage for those in need. This pragmatism and legislative craftsmanship, coupled with his liberal convictions...
Kennedy's legacy, Kerry says, is one of reaching across the aisle, of not making the perfect the enemy of the good, as Kennedy liked to say. "I learned that really early on, when I first got to Washington, and Teddy would invite me over to the house, and I...