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...lexicon of American political jargon, perhaps no two words are as revered. Certainly more are as immune from harm, those who succeed in choking their unpopular stands in the mantle of free speech invevitably appear heroic dissidents, defined by their willingness to challenge the accepted and tempt the wrath of contemptuous majorities...

Author: By Paul A. Engelmayer, | Title: A Question of Tolerance | 5/3/1982 | See Source »

...social theorists have merely postulated to exist--that among us which is human. In taking to the home' of America, and then, reporting what she felt, Lorena Hickok avoided the flaw that undermined other 1930's writers, from John Steinbeck to Malcolm Cowley. No golden mountains, no grapes of wrath, no morality play--she gives us a vision of the America that peers out from that frail cover-girl's eyes. It's an image as haunting as it is compelling...

Author: By Siddhartha Mazumdar, | Title: Tales of Distress | 4/28/1982 | See Source »

...continuing resolution that would keep programs funded through the fiscal year. Michigan Democrat Carl Levin, who objected to proposed increases for defense spending, threatened to filibuster. Ted Stevens of Alaska, the Republican whip, began shouting at Levin. When Georgia Democrat Sam Nunn tried to intercede, Stevens turned his wrath on him. The mild-mannered Nunn stalked away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Floor Is My Domain | 4/26/1982 | See Source »

Everything leads us back to More and what we're to expect from the actor who portrays him. More has to garner the respect and then murderous wrath of a king, he has to deserve the devotion of his loved ones, and he has to spiritually prevail over the evil...

Author: By Rebeera J. Joseph, | Title: More Is Less | 4/22/1982 | See Source »

...from omniscient narration to eavesdrop on Shea's thoughts and colorful dialogue. Dunne makes us painfully aware of his hero's growing depression as he begins to believe that he is trapped--by what his girlfriend labels the self-fulfilling prophecies of despair and his priest would call the wrath of a vengeful...

Author: By Clea Simon, | Title: A Sensitive Sensationalism | 4/20/1982 | See Source »

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