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Phillips takes a broader historical perspective on the current situation. He portrays post-Vietnam America as a defeated empire in the throes of the fourth major inflationary "Price Revolution" since fuedal times. Much like the people of another economically troubled former empire--Weimer Germany--Americans are anxious, profoundly troubled by...
Now the waters may be roiled again. This time the battle involves not gunfire or frigates, but skillful political and legal maneuvering. The issue, discussed at some length last week during the 21st Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Governors' Conference in Des Moines, is control of the water. Containing...
From his account of how John Kennedy's skillful man-on-man debating helped floor Richard Nixon in 1960 to his tale of George McGovern's hopelessly quixotic quest for the Oval office in 1972. White turned presidential politics into high drama. The candidates media ploys, public pronouncements, travel schedules...
Bechtel's connection with the Saudis goes back more than 30 years. Stephen Bechtel Sr., son of the founder and father of the current chairman, Stephen Jr., became friends with the late Saudi monarch, King Ibn Saud, during the 1940s when the company worked on an oil refinery in...
Until last week's resignations, the U.S. harbored faint hope about the National Salvation Committee's chances for success. Jumblatt had finally been persuaded by Habib to leave his native village in central Lebanon and join the negotiations. Habib provided Jumblatt with a car and a safe-conduct...