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...first is What It Means to Be a Libertarian by Charles A. Murray '65, infamous co-author of The Bell Curve, an inflammatory work that made him an outcast in intellectual circles. (Harvard students will most likely forgive that transgression after this newest publication.) The second is Libertarianism: A Primer by David Boaz, who is vice-president of the Cato Institute, a libertarian think-tank in Washington, D.C. Both books extol the virtues of a libertarian doctrine for American governance...
Penn and Stephanopoulos became Clinton's chief trainers. Stephanopoulos worked defense (on Whitewater, Filegate, character), while Penn worked offense (sunny economic statistics, vision of the future). Penn prepared what he called "Debate on a Page," a handy one-page primer with shorthand versions of Clinton's key messages. Like a college student cramming for an exam, Clinton kept the crib sheet near him at all times...
...CEOs are smart enough to listen to their employees, who usually spot such shifts on their purchasing orders eons before boardroom execs see the impact on the bottom line. And to help filter real, important change from the vagaries that trigger expensive false starts, Grove offers a useful primer on what to look for. His deep understanding of the history of technology and his engineer's perspective on scientific revolutions make him a companionable guide. Among his "tests" for recognizing approaching shifts: imagine you have one silver bullet to place in the heart of your toughest competitor; when you start...
...sufficiently close. This being Washington, there is a sheaf of guidelines defining this ineffable state, and the very careful can get an advisory opinion certifying the degree of closeness in case one is reported for impermissible fraternization with a known lobbyist. The House guidelines mix lawyerly analysis with primer language the most ethically challenged can understand, employing kindergarten names such as Moe Member, Larry Lobbyist and Stella Staffer to make their points. (Example: Carla Congresswoman lunches periodically with Edna Executive. Edna always picks up the tab. Aside from these lunches, the two never socialize. Although they have known each other...
...SIMPSON TRIAL: Granted there were moments--days, weeks--of soporific testimony and inscrutable deconstruction. But Simpson's double-murder trial made for irresistible television. It gave us great characters: Kato Kaelin, Rosa Lopez and all those posturing lawyers. It provided a law-school primer on courtroom tactics (and, more often, courtroom theatrics). And with the opening of the envelope that contained the verdict, it delivered the single most suspenseful moment in television history...