Politics
“It would be the supreme irony of fate,” President-elect Woodrow Wilson wrote to a friend before his inaugural, “if my Administration were to be chiefly occupied by foreign affairs.”
Nov. 15, 1992
The professional jealousy drips from the telephone receiver like battery acid: “If you had a nasty mind, you might think that a man without any professional credentials was so insecure about it that he was trying to keep those with genuine professional credentials out.”
Jan. 8, 1993
Boring. That seems to be the early word on the Bush Administration.
Jan. 29, 1989
President Clinton’s appointment of Laura D’Andrea Tyson as chair of his Council of Economic Advisers has drawn scorn in the press over the past month.
Jan. 24, 1993
Robert B. Reich hardly fits the conventional mold of secretary of labor.
Dec. 12, 1992
It may seem odd, given the populist tone of Bill Clinton’s campaign, but two of the most powerful economic policy-makers of his Administration hail directly from Wall Street, from two of the bluest chips on the block.
Feb. 21, 1993
Business
Here are excerpts from the Roman Catholic bishops’ pastoral letter, “Economic Justice for All: Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S.
Nov. 15, 1986
World & Nation
The Bush Administration has gotten off to a slow--some say faltering--start in its economic relations with Latin America, and some critics fear that it may dissipate the good will that the President has built up in the region since winning the November election.
Feb. 23, 1989
After the invasion of Panama, before the election of Violeta Barrios de Chamorro in Nicaragua, a mid-level contact at the State Department assured me that U.S. policy was not based on military force: “We have to refocus the campaign onto economic issues.”
March 25, 1990
Maybe it was a mistake for so many people to praise Bill Clinton after the Economic Conference in Little Rock.
Feb. 14, 1993