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French industry, said Chevalier, is split between efficient companies, on the one hand, and money losers in need of subsidies, on the other. Yet despite social and political pressures, Paris is determined to weed out the losers as part of its painful and belated drive to modernize the economy...
Pragmatism is the cornerstone of the new movement. While many of its disciples dislike being pigeonholed as neoliberals, they share a conviction that Government programs must be carefully reviewed to weed out those that do not work. Says Charles Peters, editor of the Washington Monthly and one of neoliberalism's gurus: "Liberals have automatically defended Government without scrutinizing whether it actually delivers the mail or builds a good tank...
Every year Americans from gardeners to hikers groan and curse at the effects of poison ivy. As much as 25% of the population is so sensitive to the weed that contact can result in high fever and oozing blisters. Lotions are generally ineffective, and steroids, prescribed for the most severe cases, can produce a serious drug reaction. But help is at hand. A flurry of scientific advances promises to take the sting out of one of North America's most irritating environmental hazards...
Consumers Union's victory has cost several hundred thousand dollars in legal fees. Even so, if the Consumers Union decision helps weed out libel actions of little merit, the public interest will have been served. Said Consumers Union Executive Director Rhoda Karpatkin: "Our determination to go to the wall on this case rather than settle it anywhere along the way has been vindicated...
Stamaty is the creator of "Washingtoon," a cartoon featured in each issue of The Village Voice, and reprinted weekly in The Washington Post. Congdon & Weed has published the serialized strip in a book, giving readers a prolonged look at Stamaty's notable knack for capturing in detail the mood and idiosyncrasies of our nation's capital during Reagan's tenure. As a chronicle of the reign of the New Right, the book is as depressing as it is funny...