Word: social
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...rejection by Academy members of Samuel P. Huntington, Eaton Professor of the Science of Government, culminates more than a year of debate on the scientific merit of Huntington's work and on the legitimacy of social science as a part...
...NATO would not just restrict its prospective deployment but cancel it altogether. The simplicity and boldness of the scheme appealed to Reagan, and it had the advantage of seeming to give some of the noisier Europeans what they wanted. Pacifists and critics of NATO in Schmidt's Social Democratic Party had called for the Null-Losung, the "zero solution," although for them, along with "ban the Bomb" and "zone of peace," it was part of the vocabulary of European neutralism. Thus Perle was able, in a single catchy phrase, to appeal to both European leftists and the conservative new American...
...latest album just hit No. 1, their concert tour is the hottest since Springsteen' s, but U2' s blitz has an impact all its own. They have "great songs and great heart," and more: these four musicians from Ireland also draw crowds with their lyrical insistence that rock and social commitment are inseparable. As one of their songs puts it, there are "new dreams tonight." See MUSIC...
Given the nature of Harvard social life, the thrill of danger inherent in the new body will no doubt vigorously enhance the quality of life here. It is thrilling, to be sure, to stuff rags soaked in flammable material beneath your roommate's door; but how much more so, knowing that the disciplinary board that will try you for your crime will be composed of a completely random group of people--some of whom may be dangerously insane, others of whom may have a deepseated grudge against...
...hand, Boyd is referring to the conservative students gaining numbers on college campuses around the nation, he again evaluates the nature of this trend poorly. While most "conservative" students favor stronger national defense and less government interference in the economy, the overwhelming majority fit the label of "liberal" on social issues such as racial injustice...