Word: reflectivity
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Arrow developed the "Impossibility Theorem," which demonstrates in principle that no political system can perfectly reflect the wishes of the electorate. Using elementary mathematical techniques. Arrow first developed the theorem when he was a fledging assistant professor at Chicago two decades...
...SELF-STYLED avant-gardistes roar back: No! We live in fragmented times, and any work of the Cinemah that intends to be critically truthful must reflect that fragmentation by making criticism of "bourgeois forms" part of the "data" imparted to an audience. (Every well-meaning cloud-nine intellectual should be required to serve in a factory of a chain gang.) Thus, say Sontag and Poirier, the most important films of the past decade have been the political works of Godard and Rocha, even though these guys are in the baby league as far as politicians go. For my money...
...Viet Nam, 62% said yes, 54% viewed Nixon as the "peace candidate"-a cruel irony for the Democrats because it was Viet Nam that first brought McGovern to prominence. The poll, however, was concluded on the day that McGovern made his major Viet Nam policy speech and does not reflect whatever impact the TV talk had. On the question of which candidate could "deal more effectively with Russia and China," 71% chose Nixon...
Nonetheless, the prosaic preparations for the summit, foreshadowing the entry of Britain, Ireland and Denmark into the EEC on Jan. 1, accurately reflect the current boredom with the whole idea of a united Europe. Little more than a decade ago, Spanish Philosopher Salvador de Madariaga grandly envisioned the day when "Spaniards will say 'our Chartres,' Italians 'our Copenhagen' and Germans 'our Bruges,' and will step back horror-stricken at the idea of laying murderous hands on it." Then there were dreams and drama; today there are mostly details...
Country clubs are making other moves that reflect changing U.S. attitudes. Many are responding to the tennis boom by adding new courts, which lure younger members. At Chicago's Northmoor Country Club, the formal dining room is being nibbled up by a fast-expanding informal food area featuring hamburgers and other low-priced dishes. The club also lets members use snowmobiles on the golf course in winter months. Despite such concessions, many affluent young couples just are not as turned on by country clubs as their parents once were...