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...meaningless platitudes about the great success of the latest five-year plan. I settled in the U.S. to get away from that. But I have now been living in Europe for the past several months. When I see President Bush on TV declaring that Iraq and the world are safer and saying that the U.S. economy is recovering, I get an eerie sense of déjà vu. For the first time since leaving Hungary, I have a feeling of helpless frustration when listening to the leader of my country. I thought only dictators could afford to shamelessly...
...report Winning the Oil Endgame [Sept. 27] had a headline, "Kicking the Big-Car Habit," that did not correctly reflect the thesis of the team at Rocky Mountain Institute. We support Americans' right to drive any type of vehicle they want, but we suggest that they be offered safer and more fuel-efficient choices. Ultralight but ultrastrong materials now remove the contradiction between big and efficient: cars can be big but also light and safe, saving oil and lives without compromising comfort or pep. For example, a midsize SUV made of carbon fiber could cut fuel...
...aggregate effects of such a flawed policy is that it comes at the expense of a safer general population. With all the talk of the imminent threat of another terrorist attack on American soil, with all the talk of the federal government’s record deficit, there has been surprisingly little discussion of how efficiently the U.S. government is spending its Homeland Security funds...
...meaningless platitudes about the great success of the latest Five-Year Plan. I settled in the U.S. to get away from that. But I have now been living in Europe for the past several months. When I see President Bush on TV declaring that Iraq and the world are safer and the U.S. economy is recovering, I get an eerie sense of déjà vu. For the first time since leaving Hungary, I have a feeling of helpless frustration when listening to the leader of my country. I thought only dictators could afford to shamelessly lie to their...
...settled in just inside the cordoned-off police section reserved for television cameras providing network coverage. Sure my mom had been worried, but, at that moment, surrounded by 50 of New York’s Finest in uniform and several more in plainclothes, there wasn’t a safer spot in the city...