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Federalism, in its essence, depends on rational compromise. It requires the central government's willingness to exist eo-evally with regional autonomous bodies of government. On the surface, Reagan's "equal swap"--we'll take care of your sick if you'll take care of your poor, as William Safire...
But Lewis defended Reagan, claiming that the president has "moderated his tones over the last year--he is more realistic and rational." When asked by Piero Benetazzo of La Republica, an Italian newspaper, whether U.S. foreign policy could be "more consistent and more consensus-oriented," Lewis said, "Our system has...
Yet the West's dual response of sanctions and of turning the other cheek has only served to strengthen the hawkish elements in the Soviet Union. By accelerating the arms race, the United States has assured that the historically paranoid Soviets place their best resources and brains into the military...
If reflection upon a single year has any use besides tidying up 12 months, it is as a lesson. In 1982, let us seek the rational rather than the rationalization.
Posner's privacy rule thus dooms Mr. X to suffer because his sexual behavior, information the author considers legitimate for his employer to obtain, even though it could have no bearing on his reliability as an employee. Posner offers no remedy for such a flagrant injustice other than a grudging...