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Turning public opinion
Public opinion often turns on seemingly insignificant things. One example is Joseph Welch’s question to Sen. Joseph McCarthy (“Have you no sense of decency, sir?”) that crystalized that issue for…
Joseph McCarthy
American politician (1908–1957)
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OK, how does this happen?
The New York Times News Service story on the death of former U.S. Sen. Eugene McCarthy contained this sentence: As a senator, Mr. McCarthy was an unabashed liberal unafraid to…
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I have here a list in my pocket . . .
North Carolina economic-development officials have been all over the place regarding how many new jobs can be created quickly in the biotechnology industry. As I have previously discussed, some have…