Word: praiseed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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It seemed a bravura performance, worthy of praise all around. But over the past month, at a series of querulous meetings, Dartmouth's faculty of arts and sciences has unanimously condemned McLaughlin's reign. A special faculty committee drafted a 16-page critique that bitterly complained, "The administration of the...
If McLaughlin, formerly chief of a large corporation, receives any praise these days, it's from those who are impressed by the growth of the college's endowment. Yet a chart in The Dartmouth's newsroom (see photo above) reveals the widespread dissatisfaction among both faculty and administrators--many of...
EACH JANUARY, President Reagan's State of the Union address is an occasion to cart out the old cliches and extoll the virtues and glory of the almighty American people: "The American people brought us back with quiet courage and common sense....The American people deserve our thanks," the President...
Unfortunately, the dramatic irony of the occasion was all too obvious. Reagan's policies--specifically his latest budget proposal--display a committment to the kind of person he so often finds occasion to praise which is as wavering as his breathy voice.
Trevor Farrell, who helps the homeless, draws the President's praise for displaying the "living spirit of brotherly love." "Private values," Reagan said on Tuesday, "must be at the heart of public policies." But that is precisely the President's problem; he lacks heart when it comes to helping those...