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Although he may never admit it, his goal seems to be to join the grand Will Rogers-Bob Hope succession of American comedy, as a kind of spokesman for the national sensibility. He would like to stand for his generation the way Hope -- and Carson -- did for theirs. If so...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jay Leno: Midnight's Mayor | 3/16/1992 | See Source »

Popular discontent is running deep, as evidenced by a wave of strikes. When respondents were asked in a recent survey which of six leaders governed Poland best, "none of the above" came in first with 28%, followed by "no answer" with 18%. Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Poland's first noncommunist Prime Minister...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eastern Europe: The Shock of Reform | 2/17/1992 | See Source »

At times, criticism of America borders on racism. Young people who have grown up enjoying a succession of ingenious Japanese-made consumer products have developed a contempt for anything made by lesser mortals. In addition, many Japanese contend that America is handicapped because it does not mirror Japan's cultural...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America in the Mind of Japan | 2/10/1992 | See Source »

There were lots of reasons for the throw weight of the rumor. If true, it gave the lie to her belief that the single life was worth living, that a family consists of the people we are tied to by the work we share and < friendship as well as by...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Even Feminists Get the Blues | 1/20/1992 | See Source »

THIS MUCH, at least, is definitely true: In 1963, there was a coup d'etat brewing at the highest levels of the government of a superpower, involving both the number-two man in the succession hierarchy and the heads of the military-industrial complex, which feared the lessening of Cold...

Author: By Gary J. Bass, | Title: Stoned: JFK's Revision of the '60s | 1/15/1992 | See Source »

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