Word: limbaughs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...every two weeks this semester. In addition, we have sponsored numerous events: we hosted speakers such as Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Masnfield, Jr. '53 and Institute of Politics fellow John Schall; we debated the College Democrats on ROTC; we traveled to New York City to see Rush Limbaugh. Our records show that Tribble received e-mail notification for all of these events...
Peninsula's decision to go beyond words, or rather, below them, points to a larger crisis in American conservatism. The shrill, populist conservatism embodied by Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich is hostile to intellectual culture. That hostility is not utterly unfounded. It is no secret that academia has historically been antagonistic to the Right, and never more so (in America) than in the past score of years...
...stakes are enormous. The science needed to effect this revolutionary transition is at hand; it's the nation's psychology that lags. Americans are still exorcising political ghosts and brooding about run-amuck populism through electronic plebiscites dominated by Rush Limbaugh and The Simpsons. But a gradual, successful infusion of new technology into 21st century politics should serve to build confidence among skeptics. The mood of the nation is ripe. Last year survey takers reported that U.S. computer owners listed politics online as one of their highest priorities. And the newest political parties and movements often show a high-tech...
Wonks Political junkies duke it out on the Capital Connection, while current-events generalists visit Time Online -- both on AOL. CompuServe's Rush Limbaugh message boards regularly draw a crowd. Specialized areas exist on the Internet for every imaginable viewpoint, from alt.society.anarchy to alt.politics.clinton...
...academia, government and the press have risen to document and condemn these troubling trends in the current political dialogue. If this responsibility continues to be shirked by those who would be attacked by Limbaugh and his kind, it is hard to imagine who could pick up the slack. Eddie Vedder has a resonant voice, and appeals to a large audience, but Pearl Jam will be touring this year...