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The enfant terrible of the House floor, right-wing Republican Newt Gingrich, 40, of Georgia, scales the rhetorical heights by quoting Winston Churchill about the years before World War II: "The malice of the wicked was reinforced by the weakness of the virtuous."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Be Wary of the Cautious | 4/30/1984 | See Source »

Putting the newsletter aside. I see that in discussions of whether or not the club should be closed, it has been argued that the Pi Eta performs a vital function for the Harvard community. I know of no services given to the community by the Pi Eta, with the possible...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Excuses | 4/19/1984 | See Source »

Bok also said he will help fundraise for three new professorships and programs, even though the University's schools are usually responsible for their own finances. "'Every tub on its own bottom' is a good policy, but it has to be applied with discretion. There has to be a thumb...

Author: By John F. Baughman, | Title: GSD Begins Discussing New Advanced Programs | 3/1/1984 | See Source »

The argument against implementing a system of equal pay for jobs of comparable worth [Feb. 6] because such a system would be prohibitively expensive reinforces the position of those in favor of such a measure. Your article states that raising the wage scales of jobs traditionally held by women to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 27, 1984 | 2/27/1984 | See Source »

Mondale may have great difficulty fulfilling his promise to women to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, which requires approval by three-fourths of the states. He wants the Federal Government to eliminate sex differentials in the pay of federal workers. He says he would take steps to remedy the pay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Primed for a Test | 2/20/1984 | See Source »

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