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...little too high-minded and low-energy for my tastes. I had more fun with the raucous urban energy in Ameriville, from the New York-based troupe Universes, which uses a mix of song, poetry and movement to express the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, even though its hectoring tone eventually becomes wearing...
...truly appreciate the nonpartisan tone Kurt Andersen took in his essay "The End of Excess" [April 6]. I say this not because I think America should become nonpartisan but because being a partisan nation has and will continue to make us the greatest nation on the planet. At the end of the day, we need to realize that the only thing we are entitled to is a chance. Ryan Hanson, RHINELANDER...
...only control what we can control and race as hard as we can,” Schreck explained. “[This race] sets the tone for the start of the season and gives wus an edge to carry through to the championship...
...seem absurd, but war planners in both countries, though ostensibly no longer adversaries, care very much about even the smallest incremental adjustments that would alter nuclear parity. And so not just the tone of negotiations but their goal must be set just right. Zimmerman and other arms-control experts argue that a good deal for a new treaty would be to keep the counting and robust verification system of the START treaty in place, but with a moderate goal of reducing the number of weapons. Obama himself has indicated that he favors a modest first step. At the Carnegie International...
Striking the right tone for these negotiations is yet another challenge. Andreasen says that "both sides will want to avoid the Cold War dynamic of large, permanent delegations gathering in Geneva and facing off across a large table, pencils sharpened." But, he says, they must also acknowledge that "they have legitimate concerns regarding the size, posture and security of the other side's nuclear arsenals." The most likely sticking point will be agreeing on how to count nuclear weapons: specifically, whether to count all the weapons each country could potentially use or only the ones that are ready...