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...Perot phenomenon signifies something larger, deeper. It signifies a geologic change in American politics: the growing obsolescence of the great institutions -- the political parties, the Establishment media, the Congress -- that have traditionally stood between the governors and the governed. The traditional way to achieve and wield power in America is to tame or charm or capture these institutions. Perot's genius was to realize that for the first time in history, technology makes it possible to bypass them. Win or lose, knowing or not, Perot is the harbinger of a new era of direct democracy...
...even with greater industrial environmental consciousness, says Faulkner, "there could clearly be no prospect for sustainable development in either the developed or the developing world without government incentives." The nations that wield those carrots and sticks most skillfully will be the leaders of the new green revolution, and their industries will eventually be the ones to profit from...
...take on the special interests that have been blocking needed legislation on a national level any more effectively than he has stood up to special interests in Arkansas? The situations of course are not fully comparable: Clinton would presumably come to power with a mandate for change and would wield far more power in the Oval Office than any Governor -- and especially any Governor of Arkansas -- ever can. Nonetheless, it is a troubling question that Clinton has not yet put to rest...
Obviously the "edited" version of this statement that The Crimson printed does serious injustice to the point I actually made in my speech. At best, this represents irresponsible journalism; at worst, it indicates exploitation of the privilege you wield in conveying "factual information" to the Harvard community...
...victory, or the full play of the electoral process, which risks empowering radical fundamentalists who might prove antagonistic to the give-and-take of democracy. After the F.I.S. swept the first round of voting on Dec. 26, the military was hardly alone in its fears that the fundamentalists might wield their legislative clout to impose an Islamic republic. Nearby African and Arab states breathed a sigh of relief after the military intrusion, which the Tunisian daily As-Sabah characterized as "a last-minute change of direction by a train heading toward the abyss...