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...days since the return of the hostages, the headlines and the news columns have been given over to jingosim and sentimentality. "Nuke Iran" buttons are making a resurgence, and "Buy Iraqi War Bonds" has appeared on many bumpers. That the American public has given way so quickly to this onslaught of false patriotism and true bigotry, that too many of us believe the Iranians are truly "barbarians," that some have called on President Reagan to break our word to another country after 14 months of decrying violations of international law--these are all distressing signs. Can it be we have...
...That was my first exposure to the anti-nuke movement," she says, with a laugh. "Since then I have probably spent more time at anti-nuke rallies than I have in the Harvard classrooms. But the problem with the anti-nuke movement is they are just looking at a small segment of the problem. They are fighting one symptom of the problem, nuclear plants and arms. These urban activists, they can afford to focus in on one single issue," she continues. "But when you are out on the Indian reservations and you are sitting on top of all that coal...
Meanwhile, the Cadets' faithful corps grew impatient. Their cheers evolved from the standard ("Go big O") to the ridiculous ("Nuke the nerds") to the desperate ("We want blood"). All in the name of victory...
...concentrates on the sane. His ideals are Jeffersonian-farmers wander in and out of his collections, and inventors rank only below professional canoeists in his pantheon. Meet Richard Eckert, a man given to "gray suits, gray socks, black shoes, white shirts and Paisley ties," who invents the wave-tossed nuke while he is "standing wet, naked and soapy in his shower." This, perhaps, is inspiration of a sort, but a wet and soapy sort. Eckert came out of the shower, "ate his breakfast and told his wife, Joan, that he wanted to launch nuclear power plants as, in effect, ships...
...longer on selfdestruct. A few hurried journalistic reassessments of Reagan came out of Detroit. Typical was a column from Meg Greenfield, the Washington Post's editorial-page editor. Having finally seen Reagan up close, Greenfield had some advice for Carter: forget trying to paint Reagan as a nuke-waving, overaged, stupid and dangerous man to an American public that had seen him aw-shucksing his way coolly out of difficult spots. Greenfield still has big doubts about Reagan, but added: "Wrong is different from Dumb. And so is Unfamiliar or Inexperienced...