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Charles Beard, dean of the Progressive historians, spoke of the “devil theory” of American politics—the belief that if only you replaced the devils with the angels in government, all would be well. Despite its apocalyptic rhetoric, it is a profoundly naive portrait of the world. By golly, if it’s that easy to solve all the world’s problems, why the heck can’t we do it straight away? Naturally, it must be the doing of some bad guys, be they evil corporations or immigrants...
...Profile, a word portrait of an intriguing person in the news...
...Hester Chew, managing director of Tricon's Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia units, is the loyal soldier assigned the job of vanquishing Heinecke. The only painting in Chew's Sukhumvit Road office is a portrait of the ranking officer of the fast-food business, Colonel Sanders. Behind Chew's desk, left over from a KFC-Star Wars promotion, looms a 6-ft. tall statue of Darth Vader wielding his laser. Chew, a former lieutenant in the Singapore army, talks about being a "general'' in this conflict. Still, he could be busted down to buck private if he loses...
...heard from the victims. There's a better way, she thought. And there was. Today Boylan, 47, is acclaimed for developing a technique so accurate that an FBI agent who has worked with her likens the results to "something drawn from a photograph." Among her creations: the iconic portrait of the Unabomber - a dead ringer for a young Ted Kaczynski, as well as the near mirror-image drawing of Polly Klaas' killer, Richard Allen Davis. Her secret? A diligent reading - and application - of memory science...
...There used to be a feature in the old Spy Magazine - a feature I used to occasionally write - called "Downhill from Here." The idea was that it was a portrait of some celebrity or public figure just a smidgen past the zenith of their fame, and how they were just about to start their descent. Bill Clinton is slaloming downhill fast; Alan Greenspan is about to start slouching toward the valley...