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...could, in retrospect, see the makings of the bust in all this. The shows depicted an economy that no longer made stuff but devised services. They also sold a credit-hooked country the idea of "masstige," or mass luxury. If you couldn't afford couture, you could at least splurge on trendy clothes...
...More recently, a Crimson sports columnist criticized Dartmouth’s politically correct apology for scheduling a hockey game against an opponent with an Indian mascot. He ended his remarks with what, in retrospect, seemed like an ill-advised turn of phrase, speculating that, had the Harvard ladies’ basketball team played Arkansas State, “the Crimson would’ve slaughtered the Indians.” As expected, the Native American community responded with a shrill round of protests and recriminations—the most dramatic of all from a freshman of the Shinnecock tribe, describing...
...scoring for the Crimson, it was sophomore Liza Ryabkina’s third period tally—which gave the team a seemingly comfortable 5-2 lead—that turned out to be the most essential in Harvard’s victory effort.“In retrospect it was huge for us,” Brine said.HARVARD 5, UNION 1Despite not having Vaillancourt, the Crimson had no problem disposing of the last-place Dutchwomen on Friday.Harvard unleashed 48 shots on Union, while allowing only six on its own goal.Brine led the Crimson, kicking off her stellar weekend with...
...went wrong during his presidency. And he is clearly working hard to understand what he might have done differently: he laid out in detail how he had reflected on whether or not he should have landed Air Force One in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina, and argued passionately that in retrospect, he made the right decision in not burdening local officials with his presence...
...advantage and take responsibility for his errors. At a West Wing meeting in late 2002, Bush asked each of the service chiefs whether he agreed with Donald Rumsfeld's plan for a lightly armed invasion of Iraq, and Jones said he did. When I asked him recently if, in retrospect, he should have spoken out against the plan, he said, "In hindsight, that's probably fair...