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George Rothman understands that a lot of Lane's criticisms are all in good fun. "Jerry is a rational guy; he takes everything in its own context," he says. Rothman, who has owned property in Central Square for 30 years, currently receives rent from "about 200 units in several buildings...
Their first job will be to hold their boss in check. Says one Ford aide of the President: "His instincts are to travel a lot. He's combative and competitive. To him, politics is a body sport. But he's also rational. He knows what happens when he travels all...
The National Football League is outraged at the halfback-horse equation implied in the Delaware plan, and worries that legalized gambling might spread and lead to scandal. The league went to federal court to stop the pool, but lost the first round of its suit. The N.F.L.'s concern...
Unfortunately, Koestler omits the charming details of this conversion by comparative shopping. Instead, he offers the politics of Third World neutralism, arguing the possibility that a Jewish Khazaria could better deal with both Christians and Arabs. Such Realpolitik has a certain commonsensical appeal, but it also leaves out the less...
We need to establish an environment in which respect for institutions and the way they operate, for the manner in which politicians go about their business, leads to moderation and reason in public debate, where violence and the extreme view are rejected, where rational argument can predominate. We need to...