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In fact, far from being simple and banal, the final monologue is turgid and confusing. The closing act abandons comedy altogether for a sentimental affirmation of life as something to cherish by mixing a heavy dose of Thoreau with Davis' own ardent declamations. The rather opaque passages from "Higher Laws...
THE REAL DANGER LIES NOT IN TESTS LIKE France's in the South Pacific [WEAPONS, Sept. 18] but in the full-scale use of warheads, scattered around the globe in many places and poorly controlled, that could be allowed to fall into the wrong hands. Also more dangerous than bomb...
In a stump speech to the convention that is otherwise colorless--Lugar's idea of an applause line is, "Let me say at the outset that a strong America is imperative"--he jolts his audience midway through. "I am advocating," he declares, "nothing less than the ending of all income...
Amid scattered flurries of harsh rhetoric and pre-campaign posturing, the Senate spent the week hammering out the details of a sweeping overhaul of the nation's welfare system and stood poised to pass the bill this coming week. The historic measure would convert existing entitlement programs into capped block...
Set in the lofty inner room of the inn, the hotel's dining room holds just 20 tables scattered intimately between a collection of tables and stuffed arm chairs. Hotel guests sip cocktails or read their newspapers while diners enjoy the tones of the setting sun on the sky-lit...