Word: mortons
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Richard J. Herrnstein argued that intelligence is inheritable and black and Latinos come up short on every test. Since one author has a degree from Harvard, and the other was a professor at the University, their words and ideas have been taken by many Americans as gospel. Likewise, Agassiz, Morton and a number of other 19th-century scholars connected to prestigious universities and foundations operating from racist perspectives saturated the public with pseudoscientific proof that African-Americans were inferior. The 1990s is a repeat of the 19th century, where academics define the parameters of discussion and defend the racist thinking...
...consciousness of a rock. Also, unlike most of us, computers are unable to create original "thoughts"--all their "thoughts" are based on previous ones. We humans, through our consciousness, are able to have original ideas that have little or nothing to do with our past experience. MORTON BECKLEY Cape Town...
...many New Republic veterans were put off by what they described as Sullivan's disingenuous manner, penchant for sizzle over substance, and lack of close involvement in the editorial process. A number of longtime editors, including Jacob Weisberg, Morton Kondracke, Mickey Kaus and Michael Kinsley, left during Sullivan's tenure. And one of his new hires, Ruth Shalit--whose stories included a much discussed piece suggesting favoritism to blacks in the Washington Post newsroom--got in hot water for alleged plagiarism and inaccurate reporting. After initially defending her, Sullivan placed Shalit on a leave of absence...
...sleep-away camp for the politically addicted, this mass of cell phones, dirty laundry and self-importance was frustrated. How could the world turn if they were grounded? Paula Zahn reported that her husband couldn't see 41st Street from 42nd. "Let's get a car," she said to Morton Dean and two producers. "Five hours," she muttered. "It's a good thing I like you guys...
...DIED. MORTON GOULD, 82, versatile composer; in Orlando, Florida. A child prodigy--Just Six was composed when he was just six--Gould drew heavily on American themes and music in pieces like Fall River Legend, the Lizzie Borden ballet for Agnes de Mille, and in compositions rooted in idioms as diverse as jazz, folk music and marching bands. He won a Pulitzer for Stringmusic, commissioned by the National Symphony...