Word: opportunisme
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Will: "Dr. Graham, you've changed your tone about the Soviet Union amazingly in the last 30 years, and just this spring, as the peace movement has become hot politically, you have appeared at the head of it. Is there an element of opportunism in this?" A tough question...
Iranian officials say that Khomeini has treated the Soviets with a mixture of opportunism and cynicism, relying on them for security assistance when he needed it and pretending to be interested in cooperation in other spheres. Comments one senior cleric in Tehran: "Khomeini could turn out to be a bigger...
Kennedy's willingness to take these risks, however, speaks well of his sincerity. After all, he could have let others--like Mark Hatfield, a tireless exponent of peace--speak out for the freeze resolution. But his presidential aspirations also make Kennedy's support for a freeze an act of opportunism...
Though Harvard would like the President to stick by his looser regulations while not tampering with student aid, it cannot have its way on both counts. Reagan's steps constitute a package that will restrict access to education in the twin names of federalism and meritocracy. For Harvard to oppose...
SUPPLY SIDE ECONOMICS, Reaganomics, laissez-faire economics. Lafferism, Catchy phrases all, but none captures the political strategy behind the Administration's economic policy to date At every turn, President Reagan has sought to ascribe favorable economic news to his program of sweeping tax and budget cuts, while blaming downturns on...