Word: simonizers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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MOST MISSABLE MILESTONES: Paul Simon and Carrie Fisher's fleeting marriage, Elizabeth Taylor's upcoming marriage, Farrah Fawcett's lack of marriage...
...ugly" failures of American capitalism. Noting that more than 15% of the U.S. population lives below the official poverty level, the bishops called for increased Government spending on welfare and jobs programs. Critics maintained that the bishops' economic prescriptions had been tried in the past and failed. Said William Simon, a former Secretary of the Treasury: "We threw a trillion dollars at poverty, and we have more poverty now than ever before...
Professor of History Simon M. Schama: "I'd like a year's supply of ripe mangoes" Although Professor Schama specializes in European art and politics, he would like to add a copy of Plato's Republic to President Reagan's Christmas stocking...
...counter-pastoral letter written by a group calling itself the Lay Commission on Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S. Economy is any indication, then Americans just might not be ready for the radical changes called for by the Bishops. Jointly headed by former Treasury Secretary William E. Simon and Michael Novak of a Washington based think-tank, the lay critics advocated further economic development as the only real basis for greater social justice. The group, composed of notable business leaders and educators like Professor of Government James Q. Wilson, lavished praise on American capitalism, calling it the most effective economic...
...SICILIAN by Mario Puzo Simon & Schuster; 410 pages...