Word: populists
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...seen a lot of people act as though they're ashamed to be affiliated with Harvard. They warn others of the perils of elitism. They complain about how "out of touch" this place is. In short, they seem caught up in a competition of "I'm more populist than...
...vote, theSupreme Court ruled that states can't place limits on the length of time members of congress can serve. The ruling strikes down an Arkansas term-limit law and similar measures passed by 21 other states. It is likely to slow the populist rush for such limits, at least for a while. Writing for the majority, Justice John Paul Stevens said that the Constitution prohibits states from imposing qualifications upon candidates beyond minimum age, residency and citizenship --the ones explicitly stated in its text. Justice Clarence Thomas dissented, saying the Constitution is simply silent on the issue. Speaker...
Advised mainly by his daughter Claude, 32, Chirac pursued an energetic grass-roots campaign. He crisscrossed the country, shaking hands, kissing babies, meeting local groups and offering somewhat populist programs. He caught up with the more aloof Balladur and passed him, but in a shocking result, Jospin won the first round of the election. Chirac has never been known for his consistency, and having tacked left to defeat Balladur, he nudged more to the right for the final round to woo the Le Pen voters. He began hammering on issues like law- and-order and the fight against the legacy...
Mandela's treatment of white South Africans provokes one of the most acute criticisms of his government. Some have accused Mandela of bending too far to assuage white anxieties at the expense of black aspirations. The queen of these populist detractors is Mandela's estranged wife Winnie. When Mandela fired her from a Cabinet post for criticizing the government, there was fear that she might incite a breakaway movement within the A.N.C. In fact, the incident rallied party stalwarts around the President. Winnie found herself with no one willing to defend...
...Republicans, of course, are about to attempt a George Aiken on the whole populist rebellion. Aiken was the Senator who suggested ending the Vietnam War by declaring victory and coming home. With the completion of their "Contract with America," the Republicans will say: we promised to do 10 things and we did them, or at least we came close. They will argue that they have shown how Washington politicians can effectively serve the public interest-even as they continue to argue that Washington is a fetid swamp that infects all who enter it, and that the Federal Government...