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This image raises anew the quicksand question. If Freud's theories are truly as oozy as his critics maintain, then what is to keep all the therapies indebted to them from slowly sinking into oblivion as well? Hypothetically, nothing, though few expect or want that event to occur. Surprisingly, Peter Kramer, author of the current best seller Listening to Prozac, comes to the defense of talking cures and their founder: "Even Freudian analysts don't hold themselves 100% to Freud. Psychotherapy is like one of those branching trees, where each of the branches legitimately claims a common ancestry, namely Freud...
...will not be permitted to interfere ultimately with Clinton's trade-first strategy. No one would put it as baldly as Calvin Coolidge did when he said the business of America is business, but Christopher was only a bit less crass earlier this month. "The U.S.," he said, "must maintain a tough-minded sense of our enduring interests: our security, prosperity and, where possible, the advancement of our democratic values...
Spokespersons for other airlines said thecarriers plan to maintain the policy of allowingAmerican Airlines' passengers to fill their emptyseats as long as the strike lasts...
Financial squabbles aside, one issue troubling some students is about how Chicanos are treated on campus. The Dean of the College said he would eliminate the position of Dean of Chicano Students this fall, but some 527 students signed a petition calling for Yale to maintain the position. The students won, but they say questions remain...
...actors do their best to maintain some sort of serio-dramatic tone throughout the play. Without a strong script and meaningful character development, players are forced to rely on exaggerated gestures and movement to get their points across. Perhaps overemphasizing Merlyn's innocence, James Patterson, as the title character, remains wideeyed and blank-faced during most of the play. David Travis as Theloc, Merlyn's Obi-Wan Kenobi-like guru, manages to make the best of the show's most preposterous fortune-cookie-like lines. Sometimes, however, Travis, in an effort to maintain some sort of credibility for his character...