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...York Times recently examined our generation's lingusitic creations and noted that the term "p.c." was foremost among them. It stands for "politically correct"; it is the detached and cynical term used to describe attitudes which are sympathetic to the demands for sensitivity. It describes those who believe the liberal litany unquestionable; it is the modernized version of the term "knee-jerk liberal...
...this way the cynicism projects itself onto the object of the cynicism. The term arises because we do not believe that people hold to liberal views for moral reasons. They hold to them because it is "cool." It is part of the process of stripping the morality from beliefs which once were thought to spring wholly from a moral foundation...
...assumption of U.S. trade strategy: that the weak dollar will continue to shrink the deficit by making U.S. exports cheaper overseas and imported goods more expensive for American shoppers. But U.S. imports just keep on rising. That partly reflects what some economists have begun to call "hysteresis" -- a fancy term for the notion that new habits, like old ones, are hard to break. Americans have learned to love Japanese cars, TVs and videocassette recorders, and are reluctant to give them up, regardless of price...
...case decided by the Supreme Court last week, which stemmed from a 1987 Kansas City cocaine bust, the sentencing chart called for a 15-to-21- month jail term for defendant John Mistretta. The federal district court had given him 18 months, but Mistretta's lawyer argued that the sentencing system violated the Constitution by blurring the separation of powers among the branches of Government. Congress had, for instance, given both legislative and executive functions to a commission within the judicial branch. The commission's recommendations have the force of law unless Congress vetoes them within six months. Justice Harry...
...Jackson and Michael Dukakis, the four men gathered for a breakfast summit. One issue defied resolution: the nature of the "partnership" that Jackson was demanding. Finally Brown explained it as a language gap. Dukakis and Brountas interpreted partnership as if they were discussing a law firm. For Jackson, the term implied common goals and respect. Brown, a partner in one of Washington's most powerful law firms who began his career as an organizer with the National Urban League, helped break the impasse...