Word: reductionisms
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The brisk trade has caused supplies to dwindle, bringing shortages that inflate prices even more. At the International Monetary Fund's regular monthly gold auction on Wednesday, there were bids for 1.6 million troy oz., but only 444,000 were available. The shortage has developed in part because the...
Three years ago, the union had reason for concern. Former police chief David L. Gorski put a freeze on hiring for the three years he was at Harvard, an action the union interpreted as an administration attempt to reduce the size of the police force through attrition. Though the threat...
Certainly the Israeli raids have made Washington's predicament more difficult. The Administration hedged on its tentative approaches to the P.L.O. after the shower of protests from the Israelis and Israel's backers in the U.S. But the Administration was openly angry at the Israelis for their most...
Brash young leaders with small offices and big dreams-these are the centurions of the movement that claims the title of America's New Right. Its general goals, a drastic reduction in domestic government activity and a hard anti-Communist line abroad, are familiar enough. So is its rhetoric...
The conservation chapter, written by Yergin, is more persuasive though somewhat extravagant. He argues that with only minor adjustments in life-style and no decline in economic growth, Americans could consume 30% to 40% less energy than they do today. In the book's best passages, Yergin cites illustrations...