Word: logicality
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Oddly, they have attracted little notice beyond their cult audiences, even from the clean-TV crusaders, who would probably be appalled by the prolific (though rarely graphic) violence. Which is just fine, since it allows the rest of us to enjoy some B-movie pleasures: comic-book energy, throw-logic-to-the-wi nds imagination and, occasionally, a good scare...
...discussion of disintegrating military alliances leads to the question of German reunification. And that prospect will probably keep the Poles firmly tethered to the Warsaw Pact. Polish mistrust of the Germans cuts deep, dating back to the 13th century. Logic dictates that Poland, repeatedly divided during the 18th and 19th centuries, should sympathize with the Germanys' desire to reunite. But the thought of 78 million Germans under one flag next door is enough to give even the most zealous reformer pause. "We already detect a growth of German assertiveness," warns a leading Polish economist. Says Bromke: "The Warsaw Pact...
Still, even if you lose, "it's easier to play a better player because you can follow their logic," says Noam D. Elkies...
...Deep Thought was no match for the Soviet wonderkind. "Computers lack common sense and logic." he says, adding, "I still have energy to defend the human race...
This economic logic is almost universally accepted. Even Nobel prizewinning, liberal economist James Tobin agrees that rent controls are "very inefficient." He was quoted in The Washington Monthly as saying, "The only difference between liberal and conservative economists is that conservatives would like to do away with them without putting anything in their place. Liberal economists would like to come up with something more efficient...