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Clinton saved her harshest criticism for President Bush’s tax policy, saying that in light of the costs of the war on terrorism, she thinks “it does not make sense?? to go ahead with tax cuts that were passed before Sept...
...writing, and in practice, he believes that dissent is critical to a well-functioning society. (He notes a certain irony in the fact that first amendment rights are most limited when they are most necessary.) His arguments against our military intervention in Afghanistan appeal both to our practical sense??the idea that our “war on terrorism” did not succeed in any of its stated goals—and to our moral character—that Afghan civilian deaths have been called “collateral damage,” the same term used...
...before everyone runs down to New York, I should add that I do not mean “free” in the base, worldly, monetary sense??indeed, quite the opposite, as the Pub is able (perhaps as a deserved compensation for audaciously defying the authorities) to exact prices on drinks that exceed what one can purchase retail in a corner store by many hundred percent. But in another important sense, every drop of mind-numbing ferment that passes into the hands of the Pub’s thirsty customers is absolutely gratis—free...
...Club’s statement on behalf of Long praised him for defending “common sense?? on the council and for pushing to increase funding for student groups...
...addition, these two groups are linked in a particularly American sense??both have been stereotyped in film. From early Westerns to Disney’s Peter Pan, the images of “Indians” were always distorted in ways that were never flattering. As a society, we’ve begun to come to terms with this prejudice. The term “Native Americans” has replaced its derogatory predecessors, and movies like Dances with Wolves are generally good-faith attempts at respectful re-tellings of history...