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...idea of an American chain restaurant trying to position itself as the official sandwich of an anti-U.S. trade crusade may seem somewhat treasonable, but the logic of globalization suggests that within a generation, corporations and products may lose their "national" identity. Nobody in Europe thinks of Fords as American cars, quite simply because they've been made in local plants, according to designs tailored for European markets, for more than half a century. And if all goes according to plan, 10 or 20 years from now an anti-American mob may charge right by a McDonald's without...
...with anyone in the immediate area, the honor system is expected to be upheld. First-year Dean Sean K. Driscoll, a friend of mine who serves as a lawyer for the accused, says that the system is respected, effective and appreciated by the overwhelming majority of the university. The logic and benefits of a student-run and monitored honor system are undeniable...
...Kurtz in Conrad's Heart of Darkness. This man who is responsible for so much of Colombia's barbarity possesses a glittering, dangerous lucidity. After seeing Castano on TV last August, wearing a casual white sweater instead of his usual combat gear and talking with great charm and simple logic, many Colombians began to think that in a twisted way his war makes sense. "The art of the guerrillas is to hide themselves among the civilians. That may give them immunity against the army and police but not against us," Castano says chillingly. After all, say some Colombians, nothing else...
...issue, Eric Pooley and our Washington bureau report on how the next President will try to govern, and Richard Lacayo looks at the legal intricacies in Florida. Eminent historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. compares this election to weird ones in the past, and Jeff Greenfield and Kevin Phillips analyze the logic of the Electoral College better than I did with my daughter. Our veteran Hugh Sidey, who helped organize the gathering of former Presidents last week at the bicentennial of the White House, writes about that historic mansion and interviews President Bush about his son. Among the other things...
...legal challenges your team keeps threatening represent a singularly bad political logic. I know you're not challenging the voters, but in a way, that's what it sounds like. To many it seems that you're not happy with the outcome of the election, and so you're challenging the results. And while you may have grounds for some well-placed anger, you've also got the opportunity to do something truly historic: Walk away...