Word: statecraft
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When Mohammed VI succeeded his father, foreign diplomats were not alone in wondering what to expect. During Hassan II's reign, people quipped about Prince One Step--meaning the boy who stood a pace behind his father, rarely speaking, quietly learning statecraft. In the past year he has turned in a stunning performance. His subjects have watched in amazement as he boldly axed his father's powerful old cronies, freed political prisoners and plunged like a pop star into crowds of adoring Moroccans...
...18th century, for example, was clearly one marked by statecraft: in 1776 alone there are Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin writing the Declaration of Independence, Adam Smith publishing The Wealth of Nations and George Washington leading the Revolutionary forces. The 17th century, on the other hand, despite such colorful leaders as Louis XIV and the ch?teau he left us, will be most remembered for its science: Galileo exploring gravity and the solar system, Descartes developing modern philosophy and Newton discovering the laws of motion and calculus. And the 16th will be remembered for the flourishing of the arts...
...home amongst the rich sets and lush landscapes. Despite that neither English or the Siamese he speaks in the film are well-known languages to him, his words are infused with a range of convincing emotions. Chow is the perfect man to help illustrate traditional Thai customs, sensibilities and statecraft. Without being overly dramatic, he pulls off the role of the wise, strong, kind, compassionate ruler. Perhaps more famous for his killer with a conscience action movies, Chow shows the depth of his acting abilities in this film. The image of him almost floating through a garden through rows upon...
...ensuing years, Bundy epitomized a fascinating subspecies of fallen statecraft wizards--including his brother Bill and McNamara--who seemed sentenced to wander in a purgatory where they sought to expiate their Vietnam sins and exorcise memories of being in cars surrounded by chanting protesters. "Mac is going to spend the rest of his life trying to justify his mistakes on Vietnam," commented his closest friend, Kingman Brewster, who was named president of Yale in 1963 after Kennedy talked Bundy out of accepting the job. He became president of the Ford Foundation (which in a different world would have come later...
Will is planning to lecture on "Big Government and the National Idea," "Statecraft as Soulcraft, Then and Now" and "Federalism and Its Critics." He will hold office hours on Fridays...