Word: lesson
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...MANDATE to inculcate moral and political values," Justice William Brennan Jr. points out, "is not a general warrant to act as thought police." The lesson was lost on the majority of Brennan's Supreme Court colleagues, who last week effectively deputized the nation's high school administrators to quash the expression of whatever opinions they deem objectionable. The opinion may well be used to justify censorship of student newspapers and journals in state universities. It mocks--or perhaps reveals--what passes for the nation's historic commitment to free speech...
...among the most fundamental democratic values is the citizen's right to speak forcefully about the affairs of the day. Newly empowered school officials would do well to remember that--regardless of the Court's unfortunate decision--no school can be judged successful if it fails to teach that lesson...
...stations in the U.S., is exploring various legal challenges to the Kennedy amendment. But first he hopes an outraged Congress will overturn the amendment when it reconvenes at the end of the month. "It's not easy, but it's possible," Murdoch told TIME. Having learned a valuable lesson from his adversary in Massachusetts, he adds, "Congress can do anything in 24 hours -- if it really wants...
...intended the show as an allegory of the deteriorating political situation in England in the mid-'70s. Like Superstar, Evita was first released as a record. The task of getting it onstage devolved upon Director Prince; watching Prince put the show together turned out to be a most instructive lesson for Lloyd Webber. "When I came into Evita, there was no script, just a lot of numbers in a shape to tell a story," remembers Prince. "We moved some numbers around and made a straight line, added tension and all the rest. To me this was a strange process...
...Piano Lesson remains for the most part rewarding, brilliant stuff. It shows, as Fences showed, that Wilson is an extraordinary, unique voice in contemporary American theatre. What the play lacks, however, is a sense of the limits of its expansive beauty. You won't forget Lesson, but you may not be able believe it either...