Word: vigilantism
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American ambivalence about its superpower mantle is illustrated by the fact that congressional doves, many of them fearful of being labeled "soft" because of their opposition to contra aid, rushed last week to applaud Reagan's easy victory in the Gulf of Sidra. Yet they shy away from the tougher...
+ The hallway is known as Gucci Gulch, after the expensive Italian shoes they wear. At tax-writing time, the Washington lobbyists line up by the hundreds in the corridor outside the House Ways and Means Committee room, ever vigilant against the attempts of lawmakers to close their prized loopholes. Over...
Within the memory of our oldest citizens, most Americans lived and died in small, close-knit communities. Residents knew each other, by name or by sight. Anonymity was unusual. A mother in the park was unafraid to scold the mischievous child; she knew his parents. A suspicious-looking stranger in...
Outside the cities, sex involves greater risk. In some rural areas, if a single man walks a single woman to her door, the stroll is equivalent to a declaration of marriage. The misreading of a relationship by neighbors or an accusation can bring social ruin. As in most other countries...
Despite the chilling effect of law and custom, liberal ideas and practices surface and are customarily blamed on the West. To many Chinese, Westerners seem enslaved by their animal instincts and unconcerned about family unity. Still, more open attitudes seem to continue. The usually stern Shanghai Liberation Daily raised eyebrows...