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...unwelcoming as the people of Israel were, we are probably more stubborn in our skepticism. The professor-types tell us that we do not believe in big narratives any more. The moral foundation of this argument, the group politics of ethnicity and gender, make it difficult to imagine a single party capturing the moral imagination of America. By splitting morality into a set of policy issues, such as inner-city development and national testing, the parties hope to gather up as many of these special interests as possible. But by trying to please every one, the parties...
...compulsions and contradictions in each man. It has exciting, boy's-life-perils footage of men risking their necks (and breaking a leg) for the suicidal glory of getting to the top of something they can only come down from--the high before the depression. It documents the stubborn spirit of a fellow contemptuous of compromise, almost of humanity, and his rebirth in a land where each desolation dissolves in beatific smiles. It is about a solitary star, trussed in celebrity, who learns how to be a team player. This motif, of fame as a badge and as a burden...
...patience nor the desire to create three-dimensional characters. "If you create a character," he explained at the Brattle, "he's going to use up the whole book. You'll never get to talk." He attributes his historically lukewarm critical reception to this anti-character prejudice (and to his stubborn refusal to use semicolons). Basically, he doesn't care. He wants to talk, and he wants his voice to be heard...
...Canadian picture is the same. Growth is expected to reach 3.7% this year and next. Inflation will stay under 2%, thanks in part to rigorous budget balancing. A stubborn jobless rate fell to 9% this summer for the first time since...
What is most striking is that Wilson's stubborn resistance uses the court's ruling as a pretext for a radical stance which is not required by the decision itself: the narrowly tailored verdict requires only that a parimutuel betting system like the one at the Golden State's racetracks be used at Native American casinos, not that all gaming be put to an abrupt stop. So as long as tribes devise a system which pits competitors against each other rather than against "the house," their activities would conform to the court's ruling...