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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...confronted by the plight of poor but friendly countries that have borrowed heavily and spent unwisely. A traditional American approach has been to make new loans so that the debtors can repay old ones. Debt forgiveness, by any name, has always been anathema, since most of the borrowed money comes from private banks whose directors and shareholders are not in the forgiveness business...
...Bush offered no price tag and no precise timetable for the "journey into tomorrow" that could cost hundreds of billions of dollars. Given the parlous state of NASA's meager funding and morale nowadays, that journey could abort before it takes off. Some congressional Democrats wonder where the money will come from. Warned House majority leader Richard Gephardt, in a critique of Bush's speech that reflected the view of many of his fellow Democrats: "There's no such thing as a free launch...
There is a basic distinction that cuts through this free-for-all over freedom. It is the distinction, too often neglected, between censorship and censure (the free expression of moral disapproval). What the campuses are trying to do (at least those with state money) is use the force of government to contain freedom of speech. What Donald Wildmon, the free-lance moralist from Tupelo, Miss., does when he gets Pepsi to cancel its Madonna ad is censure the ad by calling for a boycott. Advocating boycotts is a form of speech protected by the First Amendment. As Nat Hentoff, journalistic...
...create anything without the government's subvention." What pussycats our supposedly radical artists are. They not only want the government's permission to create their artifacts, they want federal authorities to supply the materials as well. Otherwise they feel "gagged." If they are not given government approval (and money), they want to remain an avant-garde while being bankrolled by the Old Guard...
...annual golf tournament, one of the gag trophies is the George Bush Dress Award, shaggy plaid trousers bestowed on the competitor sporting the worst attire. Its eponym still buys bargain threads at a factory outlet. Despite his recent affluence, he continues to describe himself as "all name and no money." Thrift is a virtue for someone trying to build his own business without capital. Bush became known as a shrewd dealmaker who could attract investors without incurring debt. As the energy business flourished in the late '70s, he built a small, solvent outfit of his own. He also married Laura...