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...Nixon was wrong. So while Nixon's pardon certainly contrasts oddly with the nearly meaningless conditional amnesty extended the exiles, stressing that contrast too much can lead to obscuring issues it should clarify. Similarly, proponents of amnesty may have spent too much time defending the exiles from the American Legion's charges of cowardice--charges that are not just false but also beside the point. Even if all the exiles had deserted just because they were scared, they would still merit amnesty: if someone orders you to kill innocent people, it may be more honorable to refuse because you disapprove...
Mustered out at 32 with the rank of lieutenant commander, he returned to Grand Rapids to practice law. He also joined almost every organization available: the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Masons, the Elks. He was especially proud of his status as an ex officio Boy Scout (later he would boast: "I am the first Eagle Scout Vice President"). He made no secret of the fact that he wanted to go to Congress. In 1948 he was given his chance. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, grand old man of the G.O.P., had made a dramatic switch from isolationism...
Perhaps no living painter has ever been thrust into such notoriety by a novel as Moreau was by the publication of J.K. Huysmans' manifesto of decadence, A Rebours, in 1884. Moreau was then 58, a Parisian born and bred, praised in the salon, an officer of the Legion of Honor, a mature and respected figure with a strong academic bias. The fictional hero of A Rebours, that absurd purple monster des Esseintes, was described as owning two of his paintings. One was the elaborate Salome Dancing Before Herod, 1876 (see color page...
...three accepted articles of impeachment, drew more heat from his constituents than anybody else on the Judiciary Committee. His mail, which at one point ran almost ten times the normal flow, was often angry and bitter. Constituents called him "Brutus," "Judas" and "Benedict Arnold"; representatives of 100 American Legion posts said they were afraid he would come out next in favor of amnesty for draft evaders and deserters (Hogan is an outspoken opponent of amnesty); there were even three telephoned threats on his life...
Despite the trappings, this year's Cup playoff has been something of a disappointment. Competition began two years ago with elimination rounds that eventually pared 90 national teams down to the 16 that reached Germany. Predictions were legion that this playoff would have exceptionally exciting, high-scoring battles reflecting a new, wide-open soccer style popularized by Holland and West Germany. That so-called "total football" involves mobilizing an entire team for rushes against an opponent's goal. But total football is apparently a forgotten strategy. Staid defense quickly took over the competition. In the opening game, defending...