Word: yearning
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...Should [our leaders] be quietly inscrutable? Should they have the power to transform great crowds [with their oratory]?" he asked. "We seem to yearn for a touch of Napoleon in our head of state...
Blacks and women should yearn for a stronger voice in government, a distinguished group of professors, journalists and politicians argued last night at a panel discussion...
...about glass houses, or at least listen to the old blues tune, "Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself." In the same editorial, the editorial staff whines, "The biggest hope for Democratic initiative in the next four years is a jobs bill...." The Crimson is welcome to yearn for the days of the nanny state, but must it really claim that such old nonsense represents the future? Even Dick Gephardt claims no longer to believe in Big Government, Provider of Jobs. Apparently the Crimson staff has watched the movie Dave one too many times...
...admitting that perhaps the movie was too violent for children under 13 or 14, after which attention faded. We may finally be entering a period when flogging values issues creates less and less of a stir. Yes, people are disgusted with vulgar entertainment and its impact on society, and yearn for a simpler time. But to look to government to allay those concerns is to divert it from the things it can do. While the religious right was busy with prayer in classrooms, enforced motherhood for pregnant teenagers and a boycott of Disney, Americans saw their jobs being downsized...
Deadheads still yearn for the band they loved (so do concert promoters, because the group was regularly one of the industry's top-grossing acts). Fortunately, Furthur isn't the only venue to slake this thirst. Many Deadheads are following some of the Dead's spiritual heirs, like the group Phish, the Dave Matthews Band or the H.O.R.D.E. tour. And there's new--or sorta new--Dead merchandise due soon and often: mandolinist David Grisman, who recorded several sessions with Garcia, plans to release a CD every August for the next few years featuring portions of those recordings. First...