Word: scandalizer
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...drama, the speech received relatively little media coverage. Compared to the younger, more vigorous Gorbachev, Reagan seemed to be a diminished figure on the world stage, a lame-duck President hobbled by the Iran-Contra scandal at home. But in hindsight, the "Tear Down this Wall" speech helps explain how the Cold War ended. Unlike many conservatives, Reagan believed that the U.S.-Soviet arms race was not immutable, and that the rivalry between East and West that had defined the Cold War could be defused through diplomacy and persuasion. In Gorbachev, he found a partner with whom he could...
...ironies of this situation are richer and more fertile than the former contents of Richie's purse. Bush ran in 2000 partly on the promise that he would restore dignity to the White House, appealing to social conservatives appalled over the Monica Lewinsky scandal and, broadly, the sexualization of American culture...
Despite high-profile scandal, economist’s courses...
...Shleifer did not emerge from the scandal unscathed. His case led to a federal lawsuit that cost the University $26 million and was one of the biggest single factors in University President Lawrence H. Summers’ downfall last year. In October, Shleifer lost his endowed chair, but not his tenure. A Faculty-led investigation apparently concluded that he violated University policies—Shleifer had been advising the government under the auspices of the Harvard Institute for International Development...
...About a dozen readers responded with links to treatises about "duty" in various military journals. Furthermore, I've found that some great reporting takes place in the blogosphere: Juan Cole's Iraq updates are invaluable, Joshua Micah Marshall's Talking Points Memo did serious muckraking about the U.S. attorneys scandal, and Ezra Klein (no relation) is excellent on health care. I love linking to smart work by others, something you just can't do in a print column...