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In 1984 people talked of Reagan's magic and meant it as a compliment. Today people talk of Clinton's trickery, and do not mean to be flattering. Reagan's rhetorical skills made him the "Great Communicator" (good); Clinton's make him "Slick Willie" (bad). These are journalists' characterizations, but...
Having had his fill of being on the news, Christopher Darden is taking his rhetorical skills to series TV. O.J.'s prosecutor will play a preacher in an episode of CBS's inspirational series Touched by an Angel, one of Darden's favorite shows. That should take the sting out...
Kienholz wasn't a Pop artist; there was nothing benign or accommodating in his view of mass culture. To him the TV set was both America's anus and its oracle. He was a history artist, working in a real-things-in-the-real-world vernacular that was, by turns...
Finally, a word on Mansfield's discussion of "Asians." Asian American communities are deeply ambivalent on the issue of affirmative action, but one thing is clear: they do not wish to be used as rhetorical pawns by its (white) opponents. In perpetuating the myth of Asian Americans as a "model...
Mansfield certainly deserves condemnation; but Rudenstine should not be allowed to escape a profound skepticism over the sincerity and consistency of the University's ostensible commitment to diversity. It is fair for Harvard students to hold their president to a high standard. It is fair for them to expect a...