April 2003 
Remember From Whence Thou Art Fallen(Comments Off)
“Forget about Europe!” shriek the neo-isolationists. “Only Britain and Israel matter. We saved the French twice in one century, and they still think they have a right to follow their own foreign policy.” Americans used to have somewhat longer memories.
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The Grinch Who Stole Kwanza
The political plum on last year’s Christmas pudding, so to speak, was l’affaire Lott, which, erupting at the birthday party for retiring Sen. Strom Thurmond in early December and continuing until Trent Lott’s less-than-voluntary resignation as Senate majority leader three weeks later, threatened to ruin Kwanza for just about everybody.
By Their Clichés, You Shall Know Them
At least since September 11, the buzz-phrase for every investigation has been “connect the dots.” Republicans were highly imaginative in connecting the dots between Afghanistan and Al Qaeda, Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden, while Democrats preferred connecting the dots between Enron executives and the Bush administration.
Night Thoughts for the Middle-Aged
A review of About Schmidt (produced and distributed by New Line Cinema; directed by Alexander Payne; screenplay by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor from Louis Begley’s novel) and The Quiet American (produced by William Harberg and Stefen Ahrenberg; directed by Philip Noyce and Robert Schenkkan; Screenplay by Christopher Hampton from Graham Greene’s novel; distributed by Miramax Films).
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- Same Old Song and Dance
- Apocalypse Now
- Small Is Beautiful
- The Consent of the Governed Revisited
- Divided Loyalties—April 2003