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In considering the Muskie appointment, we should not be diverted by whether Muskie will "stand up" to Zbigniew Brzezinski more effectively than did Vance. Even if he does, the consequences for policy are likely to be marginal. The question is whether he will assert views that differ significantly from the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Advice for the New Man | 5/12/1980 | See Source »

Of course, no manifesto means anyone can be counted a part of the conspiracy for marginal reasons--for example, a corporate exec who goes into est and "gets it"--which would make the network appear much larger than it really is. And with no political approach, how can it succeed...

Author: By Eric B. Fried, | Title: The Gospel of a Dawning Age? | 5/7/1980 | See Source »

Perhaps the gravest threat to his regime comes from the 84,000 armed men, in both the guerrilla and conventional forces, who must be fashioned into a single national army of no more than 24,000. This means finding new jobs and persuading thousands of seasoned fighters to relinquish their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ZIMBABWE: Festive Birth of a Nation | 4/28/1980 | See Source »

JAZZ FIRST flourished in wide-open towns--New Orleans, Kansas City-- where whorehouses and gambling dens needed "hot music" to keep the customers fired-up and spending. So it's not surprising that jazz musicians have always been obsessed with "paying dues," the tradition of enduring hardships and degrading work...

Author: By Paul Davison, | Title: Blow! | 4/15/1980 | See Source »

Carter's program is open to serious question on some other grounds. Controls on credit-card debt, in the opinion of many economists, will have only a marginal impact on inflation. The wage-price guidelines have been very ineffective, and there is little reason to think their impact will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jimmy Carter vs. Inflation | 3/24/1980 | See Source »

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