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THE MICHIGAN REVlEW page 3 September, 1986 ...... •...... •.•...... •...... •...... •..•...... •...... •...... TIlE , ~ rom t11r i£ilitor MlCHlGIUf RIWIEW Publisher David A. Vogel Welcome Class A.ssociate publishers David Katz Joseph M. McCollum Editor-in-Chief Seth B. Klukoff Executive Editors of'90 Steve Angelotti Paul Sellman has to offer. Take time to examine the switched parties), No'rman Podhoretz A.dllertis;ng Director So why did you choose to attend such a large university? I am sUre plethora of student organizations, (Editor of Commentary), Carl Pursell Sharlene Prais cultural programs, political groups, (Our valiant Congressman), Harold Personnel MalUlgers most of you have been asked that question on numerous occasions. My publications, and musical events on Shapiro (You know who he is, and if Peter C. Cubba answer is that a university is only as campus. A walk across the Oiag will you do not, you will shortly), and AI Charles D. Lipsig reveal the vitality present at Michi McCarthyites-in-Chief large as perceived. A university may Haig (Former Secretary of State, cur contain many buildings, occupy a gan. Essentially, you should try to rent presidential candidate, and East Joseph Biden sizeable land area and have a student become an active participant in the Quad's honorary resident). Potential Edward Kennedy body of 40,000. (Not to mention a life of the university. Involvement in interviews for the upcoming year Justin Schwartz seemingly impenetrable bureaucracy). the university,' combined with suc include Edward Luttwak (Author of Staff These are physical characteristics of a cessful academic achievement, will Pentagon and the Art of War), Les Karen Kress Patrick Batcheller ultimately lead to greater personal Aspin (Congressman from Craig Brown Da vid Norquist large university. But one should not John Burch Paddie O'Hal/oran use these features as the sole bases for growth. Wisconsin), and Richard Lugar Debbie Buchholtz Mark Powell defining the educational experience. We at The Michigan Review wish (Senator from Indiana and Chairman Lori Burrington Scoll T Rickman To become intimidated by the su you success and fortune in all your of the Senate Foreign Relations C. Brandon Crocker Gloria Sanak perficial characteristics of the uni pursuits during the upcoming year. Committee). Kurt Heise David Sphar . JrffJo/lIIson . Mo/lySII(>ssmllth versity is to severely hinder one's Best of Luck and Go Blue! We are adding some new features Cqro!.l·n Jonl's. Josl'ph Typho personaJ growth.,:L.." .. ' thi~ .. , y¢aJ' and , re~ps,. some old You were all "stars" in highschool. ' . favorites. Included this year will be SUPPORTERS: You achieved the highest grades, ... *'*******., Inside Review, which will focus on Gerald R . Ford, R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., Norman I would also like to introduce you to Podhoretz, In'ing Kristo/, William F. Buckley, perhaps some of you were valedic campus events of major importance Jr., Edwin Feulner Jr., torians. You participated in a myriad The Michigan Review. With this issue and the activities of the many special The Michigan Review welcomes, appreciates, of activities and accumulated many we begin our fifth year of publication. interest clubs. Review Poll will be a pleads for letters from our fans, admirers, an honor and award. Your motivation We are a monthly journal devoted to monthly survey, seeking response to adversaries (at your own risk, of course), and and desire to achieve were reasons for the discussion of the major issues of questions ranging from US involve groupies. If you want to see your letter on these acceptance at this university. These our time. While we range politically ment in Nicaragua to Jim Harbaugh's pages (page 9, actually), please temper your successes should not be compromised from moderate to conservative, we chances of winning the Heisman. Of writing to no more thQII two double-spaced, in the face of unbreakable red tape, welcome debate within our pages. We course, Serpent's Tooth is back and so type-written pages. Also. let us kllOw YOllr name. endless lines for registration, unat also publish book, movie, concert and is Review Forum, which gives you the where 510u live and your phone number. tainable overrides and class sizes of record reviews, as well as the musings chance to debate a current issue. But your response is not only limited 10 a 600. of noted scholar Joseph Typho. Finally, we welcome your letters. letter. You may also submit an article. All work Freshmen, it is most important to This year will begin the second year Please drop us a line, let us know what will be reviewed by Ollr impeccable editorial slaff avail yourselves of all the opportuni of our interview series. Last year we you think about an article in the and considered in. light ojs tructure and conlent. ties that the University of Michigan interviewed Bill Lucas (right after he Review. Weare always searching for Arricles can be senl to ollr spacious. modern ways to improve and will appreciate corporate office ill the Michigan League. 11 '1'11. your input. Moreover, we enjoy in actually. here is the mailing address: telligent debate. Anyway, The Michi THE MICHIGAN REVIEW Coming in Octobet . gan Review is free and can be found in Suite One • • most Central and North Campus 11 North University buildings and in all dorms. ~ Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Th e Mich iga n R eview is an independenr. student·run journal at the 'Un iversity of M ichi· gan. This mealls that no one controls us. Ii'e are in no way, shape. or f orm representative of the ~ IDA" policies of the Administration and accepl no dough f rom the Unilwsit)'. Typesetling is provided by Trade Graphics, i nc. Our printers are Obsen'l!f and Eccentric Seth B. Kluko.ffis a Junior in Political (But not in that order). Science and Editor-in-Chief 0.( the Copyright 1986 Review .~{ Out national Defense: Rn ~~~~~------..... ".,.."".... ,.-~ .. ",., ., ' page 4 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW September, 1986 ...•....•...... •....•....•...... •..•..••...... ••....• ~ ....•...... •..•.., •...... •..•...... •••.....•.•..••.....•...... • Is All OK in the ROK? by Mark Powell After a summer of frequent, often people is highlighted by some amaz violent demonstrations in South Thus, there are no illusions or misconceptions about ing statistics. Its per capita GNP has Korea, many people are asking "Will grown from a mere $90 in 1960 to South Korea be the next Philippines?" the danger of Communism among the people of $2000 today. 'Since 1982, our annual and speculating that President Chun South Korea, as there are among a limited few in the exports to the Republic-an aggressive Doo Hwan will be the next U.S. Philippines. Not even the most radical anti-go trading partner-have exceeded the backed authoritarian ruler to go the vernment factions espouse it, and the terrible threat total of U.S. economic assistance to way of Ferdinand Marcos. Indeed, the the country during the entire 36-year latter-day histories of these countries dtl South Koreans face t08ether has in the past served period that we were giving aid. Its and their involvements with the as some justification l'or authoritarian military gross GNP is more than four times United States offer some compelling governments. that of the war-industrialized North, aggregate parallels. The differences, which spends 20% of its GNP on its however, l?etween the present situa military, compared to 6% for the tion of South Korea and that of the power with strong U.S. support, as has the Republic's cautious peace initia- Republic. (Figures from the Stale post-Marcos Philippines, between Chun. Now Chun, like Marcos, is tives. Department Bulletin, October 1985.) Marcos and Chun, and between the facing public discontent. North Korea is totally committed to This is the kind of opportunity-laden peoples of the two nations are even However, the parallels stop here, the destruction of democracy, parti- progress which usually takes the wind more compelling and would tend to with things historical and surface- cuJarly Korean democracy in what- out of an~ large, opposition move- dispel speculations linking the paths apparent. Three all-encompassing, ever degree it may exist, by violence ment, and it must t>e (and shows every of the two countries. Yet, we have vital differences separate South Korea and terror. The 74-year old dictator, sign of being) maintained. "Our sus- seen the disturbing violence. Let us from the Marcos' Philippines. These Kim II Sung, has vowed to "unite" tained economic growth is essential to examine the conundrum in this order: differences are geomilitary, economic, Korea before his death. Thus, there Korean security," stressed President first the parallels, then the differences; and political. are no illusions or misconceptions Chun on his 1985 visit to Washington. then let us attempt to ascertain the The Philippines are an island chain about the danger of Communism Marcos is a significant contrast to meaning of the present situation and in the Pacific Ocean. Although the among the people of South Korea, as Chun. After being democratically an outlook for the future. ever-growing Soviet Pacific fleet is there are among a limited few in the elected in 1965 (and receiving an America made huge sacrifices in the always a concern, and the country is Philippines. Not even the most radi- honorary degree from U-M in 1966) mid-20th century wars to. beat back fighting internal communist guerillas'''' ·'''ea'''80ti-government''faetieus'espoU1e Mamos.· . .changed. ,{or ..U1ewone. In ·· totaJirarian invaders and secure the , (the so-called New People's Army), . it, and the terrible threat aU South 1972 he declared martial law and sent opportunity for freedom in both the Philippines are not in immediate, Koreans face together has in the past Philippine democracy spiraling countries. After the Imperial Japanese extreme danger and are not likely to served as some justification for au- downward with its economy, becom- conquest of the Philippines, almost be a spark in a major U.S.- Soviet thoritarian military governments. ing a personality-cult ruler and 10,000 Americans died on the in confrontation. South Korea, on the Whereas Marcos made the Philip- applying himself, it has since been famous Bataan Death March, and other hand, is the southern half of a pines a debt-ridden economic wreck, revealed, to shocking excesses in 14,000 died in the liberation of the peninsula whose northern half, the which only worsened as his years of self-enrichment, as did his wife, who islands three years later. In Korea, the People's Democratic of Korea, is martial-law rule progressed, South once called the Filipino "my little American forces, leading the United perhaps the most commitedly evil, Korea, adhering to free-market eco- Nations army which beat back the heavily armed, and fanatically totali- nomic principles and employing an see page 11 North Koreans and then the army of tarian communist satellite nation on industrious people, has continued Mao's China, suffered 33,500 dead. In earth. under Chun to become an impressive each case, tens of thousands more The Korean DMZ certainly vies economic dynamo. With foundations were wounded or maimed. The horror with Germany as the most highly in the production of steel, ships, and Mark Powell is a Sophomore in LSA of Bataan, the might of the Leyte pressurized, critically dangerous electronics, the Republic's success in and a staff writer for the Review invasion fleet, the triumphant return East-West interface on earth. Beyond raising the standard of living of its of MacArthur . . . the fury of the North Korea lie Communist China Pusan Perimeter, the wild success of and the Soviet Union. It leaves South Inchon, the dark weeks of the C0m Korea nowhere to run or hide. The munist Chinese advance, the raw . North has 700,000 men under arms BtmH. D5~HmE 1000 THE BUDGEr_ valor of the Chosen Reservoir, and (compared with 540,000 in South the following two years of highly Korea), and hasgreater than 2:1 su disproportionate casualties inflicted periority in aircraft, tanks, APC's, and upon the communists by the U.N. artillery. The Republic's capital, forces, which saved South Korea. . . Seoul, is just 40 miles from the some of the most significant episodes DMZ-a short push for massed, in the annals of American arms came modern, Soviet tanks, as was evi during the saving of these countries, denced in the last war. The Republic is and these experiences form powerful closing these. gaps in hardware only bonds between the United States and slowly. North Korea also employs the each country. world's largest commando force, de Followng the wars, South Korea dicated to infiltration and disruption, and the Philippines became, along including regular harassments under with Japan, foundations of U.S. pro and in the DMZ, and such horrifying jection into the Western Pacific, with terrorist atrocities as the 1983 Ran invaluable bases for forward deploy goon, Burma bombing which killed 17 ment. I n the Philippines;' Ferdinand Korean high government officials and Marcos, after becoming an authorita barely missed President Chun. This rian ruler, helped keep himself in bombing was the North's answer to , . , ~... _ ___ _ .-.b__ ¥ .. """_ " ""'"...,., ...._ ... ",.,... , ... - .... '."...... ",... " •••• ,",.."~''' ..... ,, • ....,.~ , ". -_• • ' •• J September, 1986 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW page 5 ' ...... •...... •...... •...... •...... •...... •...... • Survi I g the irst ear by Paul Sellman My freshman year was definitely a One more type of line deserves late student interest in the subject and, semester, I ""as too busy having a learning experience, as it was full of discussion-CRISP. Waiting in line to perhaps more importantly, create a great tirde to do any studying. On the academic and social highs and lows. register for classes or to drop or add sufficient amount of time when he or other hand, it would not have been Freshmen will inevitably have an them requires patience. Just when I she is accessible outside of class. If appropriate for me to have locked array of both pleasant and uncom- · thought that I had the perfect schedule such extra time is set aside, the myself in the library, either. Looking fortable experiences, but I hope that worked out for the winter term, not students should take advantq.ge of the back, I suggest working hard during by sharing some information from my only did I stand in line for two hours, opportunity. the week and saving any built-up first year, I can save others from but then I discovered that two of my Often, a student's teaching assistant energy for the weekend. Ihis is easier making a few common errors or from choices were completely filled. While can be more helpful than the pro- said than done, of course. believing some widespread myths. waiting, I personally found comfort by fessor, particularly when a simple and Moreover, in specific reference to . For such a large university, the wishing worse luck on the guy who concise explanation is needed. I the dorms, strong social ties with waiting lines at various places on just had attempted to move ahead of would not have survived my Philo- other students living on the hall campus are not long at all. Predict me in line. Then I turned to more sophy course last year if my T A had usually make the school year as ably, the worst times to be standing in mature options, such as blasting my not guided me through my final two enjoyable as it can be. Halls in all of any line at all are at the beginning and ears into oblivion with my Walkman. papers. When course material be- the dorms are usually the centers for . end of each semester. Students are Overall, some class closings should be comes complicated, graduate students many parties; and if everyone on a depositing or withdrawing money at expected, especially for the popular often have better insight into what hall can collaborate, "get-togethers" the banks, buying or selling back classes. Yet CRISP does operate exactly their students do not com- are more easily arranged. I feel the books at the bookstores, or savoring smoothly provided that the comput- prehend. Graduate students are not so need, however, to mention again that the first or last Steve's ice cream cone. ers do not break down. This was far removed from their undergraduate such an atmosphere will be enjoyed During these peak times of a semester proven by last spring's registration for experience, and can more easily re- more without an overd~e paper on the I was unable to do much except grin the fall term when very few students member their own difficulties than mind (as a student finds sex more and bear it, or take out my frustrations stood for longer than one half-hour.' , the average professor. Once again, enjoyable without the Supreme Court on my roomates when I returned to Just as lines 'cannot always be however, it is the student's responsi- getting in on the act). Last year, there tpe dorm. avoided at a large university, neither bility to approach the TA for guid- . were many nights when I could not go However, proper timing and luck can large lectures. What is important ance. Teaching Assistants are be vital to sleep because I had allowed my • .ca n relieve such potentially irritating to remember, however, is that large learning toofs in any course . work to accumulate to such a great ,: situations. If the employee helping a .class es are not · 6arri e ~s to excellent ... . Life f~r all U of M!chigan freshmen extent. student find nil of the necessary book d ucalions, especially at Michigari >" ' becornesmore Complicated in the ... Still, what made campus life so for the given schedule is competent, All introductory courses have large dorms, where academic and social rewarding was participation in var book-buying should take relatively enrollments which are difficult to spheres coexist. It is difficult to ious activities. Political groups aired little time. That is when "luck" is reduce. For example, my Political achieve the delicate balance between their views, and the athletic programs useful. The bookstores also tend to be Science 111 lecture had almost 450 being a "study hound" or a "party flourished with the help of great less crowded after six o'clock. 'That is students. In a case such as this, it is animaL" Particularly in the first se· athletes and dedicated supporters. the "timing" part of the scheme. It is largely up to the student to make an mester, I always kept in mind the Any student can find extracurTicular always best to remember that in effort to be attentive and to sit toward importance of developing friendships activities of interest at Michigan. addition to the peak periods of the the front of the auditorium ifhe or she and discovering what the uni versity Through these activities. a st udent semester, there are peak periods of the finds the size of the class over- had to offer aside from academics. may strive for a goal that he or she day; and these, unlike the fonner. are' whelming. In conjunction, the pro- U nfortunately, one can carry this idea may want to accomplish while an avoidable. fessor will hopefully stlive to stimu- to an extreme: for during 111) second undergraduate. or in a lilctime. - --_.... . _- ---_._-_._...... -.. _._ _. _------_ .. __ ... _-_..•. .. By the end of my first year. taken part in campus life and having tned to contrihutc in my own wav to a learning environment. I tl nal ly klt as Can the foundations of liberty Crack? if ! could legitimatl' ly call myself al i of M student. Gaining such a com· !o11able feeling by the year's end is the key to a "sll ccessful" first year at the uniwrsity. 1\ Please support The Michisan Review. Paul Sellman is a Sophornore in LSA and an Executive Edilor of the Review After All. Libertll Entails Responsibility. Please Make Contributions Payable "to:, The Michigan Review, Suite One, 9l·1 North University, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109. )MIJt!:.~~I<>(~Wll_·<:-""·.'<:'''''''''''''''';' ''''· ''h~'I~_ ..... \ ...... ~ ••~ . •.•"" ..., .. t~.· '. > ,.,>,.. ,~,yo~ 'h, '.'. -.._ - page 6 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW September, 1986 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• _ •••••••••••••••••••••••> ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Crac dow UIsltlon• • • • o the I It is most distressing that it took the untimely deaths of Len Bias and During the recent Senate judiciary Committee hearings on President Don Rogers to open a "window of opportunity" for the nation to think Reagan's nominations of William Rehnquist and Antonin Scalia to the seriously about the rapidly spreading drug abuse problem. Drug abuse posts of Chief Justice and Associate Justice of the United States has become the prime pastime in this nation, to such an absurd extent Supreme Court, the atmosphere more resembled that of a trial or an that we have even begun to mix PCP with Crack, an inexpensive inquisition than that of a hearing. After watching the eleven-hour long crystallized form of Cocaine. But the drug abuse crisis in this country g~lling of Justice Rehnquist by certain committee Democrats, it IS not has existed for years and only now are we beginning to wake up to its dIfficult to guess why there existed a long established precedent that the damaging consequences. S~preme Co~rt nominee not appear in person before the committee at Yet what action should we take now that so much attention is hIS own heanng. focused on drugs. Unfortunately, most of the war against drug abuse The attempts by SenatorsJoseph Biden (D.-Del.), Edward Kennedy has been waged through rhetorical flourishes rather than through a (D.-Mass.), Howard Metzenbaum (D.-Ohio), and Paul Simon (D.-Ill.) coherent, well-formulated policy. The Reagan Administration has to discredit these two men with both hearsay and frivolous accusations suggested some ideas recently, such as mandatory drug testing in the reveals that their objections to these two individuals' nominations can workplace. But this idea is not new, as the various sports leagues have only be based on ideological disagreements. In Justice Rehnquist's case, discussed th is propo,sal previously. Moreover, bom bing ~rug refineries ""';" .the attention given to uilertforceablc resttictivecovenants'rnsev,era16f in the Bolivian juogles is a partial step toward curbing the infl ow o f his property deeds was the most ridiculous of all the evidence used drugs across our border. Why not attack the field where the substances against him. These covenants were all declared illegal and unenfor- are grown? ceable by a Supreme Court decision in 1948. Furthermore, lawsuits Perhaps New York City Mayor Ed Koch has developed some clear brought against title companies by the Justice Department in the 1950s proposals, to be carried out at the federal, state, and local levers. Koch for reporting unenforceable religious or racial covenants on the grounds suggests that we use the full resources of the military for drug that people might have mistakenly believed that they were enforceable interdiction, condition foreign aid on drug control, establish a national easily explain why Justice Rehnquist was being truthful when he stated drug education center, enact a federal death penalty for drug that he did not know of the existence of the covenants in the deeds. This wholesalers, enhance the federal agencies combatting drug abuse and would also explain why John F. Kennedy bOUght a Washington home enact tht State and Local Narcotics Act of 1986 (This bill provides $750 that had an anti-black covenant. million annually for five years to assist state and local governments in In the case of Justice Scalia, Sen. Metzenbaum was so hard pressed the war against drugs). to find anything incriminating about Scalia that he had to resort to Granted, some of Koch's ideas may be harsh, particularly the death questioning the way in which Scalia represented his views of American penalty for wholesalers. But these ideas serve as a foundation from Indians in his portrayal of Tonto in an anecdote which he had written which to form a national policy. While this "window of opportunity" to illustrate the ineffectiveness of affirmative action. It would also be is open, we should act decisively to sufficiently wipe out the malaise of appropriate to note at this time that our own University of Michigan drug abuse before it continues to decay the national morale. z.y Law School ~as asked to review all of Judge ~calia's written opinions, and the findmgs only confirmed the appropnateness of Judge Scalia's nomination to the Court. The signi~cance of these hearings which were aptly described by Senator Omn Hatch (R.-Utah) as a fishing expedition is the alarming ~recedent that t~ey set. ~ft~r watching these hearings, whenever ajudge SItS down to wnte an opmlOn for a case, the following thought will be running through his mind: "How will I be able to defend this position before the Senate Judiciary' Committee if I am ever nominated to a position which requires their confirmation?" This is not a criterion that a judge should be using when writing an opinion on a case and the result ~ft~e~e he.arings is that they seriously threaten the inde~ndence of the JudiCIary m our system of checks and balances. ~ ~~~~'~~'~\ ..v _.iI('''':\'' ''";>'' ~'~~_'!»''I.!" ;';''~ !t'' '~'''''>~ -·''''''''''''''>w." ..~ ' "'''''' September, 1986 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW page 7 ...... •...... •...... •...... lfletters A Letter from the Publisher Somewhere between reality and played an attitude very unbecoming insult their political beliefs. Some absurdity. That's where our campus of "leaders" in a free society. basic "rules" of the game are essential lies. The bottom line to all this is simple. to keeping our society free. The irony is astounding. Imagine, This campus has a lot to learn. Liberty Like taxes and jury duty, these we have just celebrated the lOOth is a very precious commodity. "rules" are not optional. We all reap Birthday of Lady Liberty, the symbol American democracy and freedom the infinite benefits offreedom in this of the freest nation on Earth. Futher should not be taken for granted; country. Thus, we must all pay a more, we here in Ann Arbor attend a instead, we must continually protect price-and a small one at that! That university known for its liberal (not and uphold the basic rights we all price is a simple rule of conduct: live necessarily political) spirit. I shoutd have. We have to learn to start your life however you wish, but only expect that the University of Michi respecting the rights of others, and we such that someone else's life is not gan would be a bastion offree thought have to learn to live with other ideals worsened as a result. and American-style liberty. Right? and philosophies that we individually This type of free and open atmos Wrong. do not respect. phere is crucial to the success of a On the surface, at least, our campus This campus is producing tomor large, diverse university. But I do not puts the concepts of a "free" society to row's leaders of this country (and feel that such exists here. The many test. The rights of freedom of speech other countries, for that matter). It is different political fractions of our and assembly are certified daily. incumbent upon us, then, to learn campus busily engage themselves in There are few other places in our how to deal with each other in a free undercutting each other. nation where far-out philosophies and society. We must learn the most basic I do hope that campus leaders opinions are so readily offered and lesson of freedom. Liberty Entails learned a lesson during the celebration accepted. It does appear that Ann Respnsibility. of Miss Liberty's birthday. And I hope Arbor is an epitome of widely variant Responsibility: Liberty demands a that this year we can improve mark jd~s peacefully cocxj'stiog: After aU .:' . ... \ ... .rcsPecff6r others' <>J)iriions; rio matter edly . from last year's ::dismal· record . that is what a free society should be. how despicable or repugnant. Some Let us all enjoy the Pursuit of Right? one once said that an individual's Happiness; but let us allow others to Wrong. freedom extends until it does not do the same equally. A closer analysis of our campus violate another individual's freedom. details some rather distasteful trends. If you wish to protest, go right ahead; wa~;fiA{l;/ ;t thal These tendencies worry me; the con but do not stop others from speaking. duct on the "free" campus has a lot to If you wish to criticize your campaign be desired. Apparently, some of us opponents, that is fine; but do not David A. Vogel still have some learning to do. Here is the irony. This classless ~ The w'orst example of un-demo conduct came from the same people cratic conduct took place last October. who exercise their 1st amendment Vice President George Bush came to rights every day. Indeed, if I list the ~euiew IJ1 arum U-M to commemorate the 25th An names of people who actively partic niversary of the Peace Corps. Some ipate in protests and other anti-gov people, rightly or wrongly, argued that ernment and anti~stablishment acti in no way did Bush represent the vities (obviously protected by the 1st Legal Marijuana? ideals of the Peace Corps. So, during amendment), and then I list the the Vice President's speech, these names of the demonstrators at the by Richard Birkett any legal status short of total prohi people (about 400 in number) chanted Blish speech, odds are that the lists bition. I could then argue that mari juana has always been legal, since so loudly that the audience could not would be Quite similar. When the Michigan Review asked there has always been some person hear him. There are other examples; last year me to do an article putting forth the who could legally possess and con It is clear that this demonstration alone, the disruptions at the CIA arguments for the legalization of sume it. was a violent, unconstitutional act. interviews, the disruption at the marijuana, my first Question was When a government prohibits some Undoubtedly any court in the country Today show, and the attempt to ban "Wh'at do you mean by legalization?" action, it usually excludes itself. The would agree that the 1st Amendment certain corporations from recruiting This Question isn't as silly as one death penalty is a classic example of a rights of the Vice President were on campus all constitute activities might assume. government excluding itself from its violated; more significantly, it is also that erode the open atmosphere of our First, legalization doesn't mean own prohibition of pr~meditated undeniable that the 1st Amendment campus. total absence of prohibition. When the homocide. Such exclusions are rights of the audience were violated But let me not lay blame entirely on 21st amendment to the U.S. Con usually justified by a legal doctrine too.(11 has long been upheld that the the left wing of campus. During the stitution legalized alcohol by repeal known as sovereign immunity, or, as Freedom of Speech comes in two March '86 Michigan Student As ing the 18th amendment, some per every law student should know, "the parts: the right to speak freely and the sembly elections, the "conservative" sons, namely those who had not yet king can do no wrong". During those right to hear others speaking.) party (as it was called, although it attained the age of majority, were still years when restrictions on marijuana Moreover, the disruption could clearly was not conservative) accused prohibited fr9fl} possessing and con have constituted a "violent" act. In their opponents of being Marxists. At suming alcohol. 'So in this sense, see page 8 my mind, "violence" is, the physical the time, it seemed like a fabulous legalization of marijuana would mean release of anger and frustration. Cer campaign tactic (Yes, I was a member that some persons, but not necessarily Richard Birkett is a native afSuperior tainly the demonstrators were angry at of this party). In retrospect (hindsight all persons, would be able to possess Township and a Contributor to the the Vice President; it showed on their is 20/20), this "tactic" merely raised or consume marijuana without fear of Review faces. tempers and, more importantly, dis- legal sanction. Legalization can mean "-'~_":'''''*''''~''''V'9~V·'''''M''''''''''''''''<'''.".~"",~'<'.'''~'''""., page 8 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW September, 1986 ...... •...... •...•.....•...... •...... •...... •... iBooks in ~tuitlU deceptions, there was a certain kernel of truth in this one. but the tcxt of the article did not support the quotations the press lifted from it. Ccrtainly, Triumph of Politics Stockman never fought for anything by JosepJ. McCollum he thought was a fraud, although some Reagan believed that the revenue Howard Baker's pet project, the of the things he actually got were THE TRIUMPH OF POLITICS gains from the tax cut via the Laffer Clinch River Breeder Reactor in indeed frauds. Finally, the White David Stockman curve would outweigh the revenue Tennessee. House was forced into producing the New York: Harper & Row, 1986. losses from reducing inflation, ending Stockman experienced similar woodshed story, itself a semi-fabrica bracket creep, and from the tax cut frustration wherever he tried to re tion. When David Stockman's Triumph itself. Stockman knew that some large du~'e government expenditures, from Stockman concludes that the beast of Politics was published earlier this budget cuts had to be made as well. fighting Alexander "The General" of Politics cannot be beaten, and that year, it became an instant best-seller While Stockman criticizes Reagan on Haig on the curious issue of foreign the voters must want it that way. all over the country. Stockman .lost a this point, he is more loyal than some aid, to Cap "The Shovel" Weinberger However, Stockman was wrong to fierce battle with Politics, but the of the other members of the Reagan on national defense, to Jesse Helms think that the proper course of action public's reception of his book is quite administration, many of whom on farm subsidies and Samuel Pierce would have been to give back part of a consolation. Although he concludes Stockman criticizes much more bru on hotel subsidies in the ghettos. the tax cut. There was a tax increase in that the battle cannot be won, it will tally. Stockman fell for the "poisoned 1982. and despite promises to the be fought again, this book provides Stockman does not mention it, but pawn" deception when he thOUght he contrary, the deficit was not reduced. some valuable lessons about at the press conference called for the had secured the passage of KempRoth The government merely used the Washington. nomination of James "The Dentist" in exchange for a $2500 tax credit additional revenue to pay for new pet The most important lesson is that Edwards to be Secretary of Energy, against the windfall profits tax for projects. Nonetheless, Politics is the nation's captital shrouds much Edwards announced that his goals small oil companies. Kent Hance of doomed to eco~omic failure, so It deception. Appropriately, the popular were to put himself out of a job and Texas had wanted this provision, but cannot keep winning forever. media has portrayed Triumph oj his department out of existence. Once other congressmen heard about it, and Politicians, not economists, in Politics as an anti-Reagan book writ- Edwards was confirmed, Stockman Stockman wound up having to go vented Social Security. Stockman ten in revenge for the President taking found that his goals were otherwise. along with all sorts of other special correctly observes that the reason the his former budget director to the Edwards fought Stockman's plan to favors, making the bill's final passage system keeps going bankrupt is that woodshed. Stockman's criticism of completely end price and allocation a pyrrhic victory. withdrawals exceed deposits, and as Reagan is that he is far more sensitive controls on oil and to end subsidies to The final deception in Stockman's long as there are beneficiaries who did than rational~ he is more convinced by synfuel and nuclear power plants. In career as budget director came when not pay into the syustem, the equation ~.~:'*Ioo_'/-·'·a~-.... ·,.~ ... ,·nf ", "Of..lA'*:"cfl"r,:Stoc~ .. n,,·.,.'o,..,.,~'n£:-ed, ~"~."'!~:'~.'"~,~r,,,~~~j::~~.\·,':,<", ":'~~~"_, v, :~,,,,,~:u~'. ,.,~1~',O"',~,"~,' :l~'~~ ',' thepress(rePllrt~<.i'M(the. Atlan(ic cannot be balanced. Politically, it is a economIC . doctrIne. Thus. however, he had to support Senator . Monthly article. As with all the other system impossible to teform, but the underlying economic problems still remain. Likewise, politicians invented oil regulation. Intuition would suggest If10rum that the government must forbid oil companies from charging a high price, continued from page 7 but the resulting competition from a deregulated marketplace has yielded Wl'fe strictest, the tJnited States gov (not including 50% of all highway dual should v·iOrk hard and be pro lower prices of oil. and the taxpayer ernment allowed certain government deaths and 65% of all murders) an ductiye for his OWI1 good. 3) In has been saved the expense of allo employees and 'priv'!tc licensees to nually in the U.S. In the thousands of contrast to the work ethic espoused by cating and regulating oiL The ~ame culti vate and possess marijuana for years that marijuana has been used. both Egalitarians and Disciplinarians, can be said of the ;mlinc industry. and research purposes and as a source of therc has never been a documented the Freedom Advocate believes the the agriculture inJuqry. the dcn:gu ropt" fiber that was then considered case of death caused by marijuana individual may be lazy by choice and lalion of which \\ould llwan that essential to national security, toxicity. According to three separate only that individual should bear the anl'l!Ilt' could enter the market to sell For decades, marijuana was con studies, marijuana users have the consequences of that choice. Con goods at any pnce. According to sidered to have no beneficial medical same or lower incidence of murders. versely, if an individual chooses to Stockman, Jesse Helms is a socialist v;:.lue. We now know that persons highway deaths and accidents as work hard and be productive, then on this point. with glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, non-users. Other studies have shown only that individual should benefit Many reviewers of this book have epilepsy, asthma, paralysis, migrane no link between marijuana use and from the consequences of that choice criticized Stockman for being in ·on· headaches, schleroderma, and che ,'ancer or brain damage. too. sistent and for turning his bad on motherapy patients benefit greatly Another argument against further The greatest threat to freedom is each of his mentors, from his gr Ind from marijuana use, due to its anti legalization of marijuana is that its use when blame is transferred to objects father who taught him conservat "m. nausea and anti-spasmatic properties. is not truly victimless, that society is (such as drugs, guns, and pornogra to his college professors who tal gIlt Medical use of marijuana is now legal victimized by the loss of productivity phy) for acts of violence, allowing him Marxism. to John Ander :)n. in most states. and increased social spending caused individuals to avoid responsibility for whom he served as an aide and I Iter Opponents of further legalization by marijuana use. Such a view has a their own behavior. This is often the betrayed by preparing Reagan f>r a often point out the risks marijuana disturbing disregard for personal justification governments use to jail debate with him, to Reagan, whom he use poses to "public" health, calling it freedom. And this view is not limited those who have victimized noone, cmbarassed with this book. It is an "epidemic" like it was a highly to just one end of the political spec "rehabilitate" rather than punish the irony that these things happened, but contagious disease. Yet the most trum. The relationship between the victimizers, and tax all of us, includ- perhaps he was no more of a dangerous and lethal drugs available individual and society can be best ;. ing the victims, to pay for programs to backstabber than anyone else in today are commercially legal and summarized by the following three "protect" us from ourselves. ~ Washington. • easily attainable. Nicotene, a highly statements: 1) The Egalitarian on the lethal toxin in tobacco, causes some left" believes the individual should Joseph McCollum is a graduaTc Slu where between 200,000 and 300,000 work hard and be productive for the dent in Industrial and Operations deaths anllUally in the U.S. Alcohol benefll of society. 2) The Disciplina Engineering and all .4.ssocime Pub toxicity Gl.\I<;('S upto 100,000 death's rian 6n the right believes'the indivi.. lisher of the Review' <~~ >t."_""'~""" September, 1986 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW page 9 I ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Beyond Sid and Johnny by Steve Angelotti WARNING: Members of the Par Such music was generally acceptable setups. No synths, no pianos, no ain't no human being/And there's no ents' Music Resource Center might be when it dealt with a major (and choral groups or orchestras. To some future/And England's dreaming"). disturbed by this article. So might immediate) issue such as the Vietnam listeners punk was obnoxious and The response in Britain was many typical Led Zeppelin fans. You War or when it was properly sugar vulgar. To others it was the most sensational-the Pistols' chorus of "No people have more in common than coated. However, punk rock broke exciting music they had ever heard. future for you" quickly became the you think. this tradition. Punk not only directly Punk was music by the working class anthem of frustrated British youth. Punk rock. Let's see. Safety pins. challenged society, it also challenged for the working class. Upper-class rich who were sick of working class life, Slam dancing. Loud and abrasive. Sid the myths and icons of popular music. kids might understand (usually they sick of the dole, sick of the govern Vicious killing his girlfriend and then Ten years ago popular (that is, rock) did not), but they were left on the ment. The Pistols were at the cutting dying of an overdose. Meaningless music had grown fat. The frustrations outside, which is why in affluent edge of a new wave of bands. Many ot garbage swallowed up by gullible dregs of youth did not matter anymore America, unlike class-conscious Brit these bands died quickly, but many in Britain and America. Obnoxious California "mellowness" was the new ain, the punk scene remained a cult survived to make some great music. bands with obnoxiously-named Nirvana. Most rock was Entertain rather than becoming a movement. The Pistols released tamer, but still members: Rat Scabies, Tory Crimes, ment without emotion. The Sex Pistols were the most pointed singles and an album, Never Johnny Rotten. Irrelevant, violent, Part of rock's beauty had been its infamous punk band. Musically they Mind the Bolloeks. Here's the Sex and unimportant. Punk rock. Now democracy-anybody could form a featured a talented guitarist and a Pistols. Bol/oeks belied the wishful dead, except to a few losers who wear band. No music degrees were re solid drummer (Steve Jones and Paul thinking of some American (and their hair weird, dress funnny, and quired; all that was needed was some Cook) and an adequate bassist-song British) critics who thought that punk isolate themselves from respectable talent and plenty of dedication. writer (Glen Matlock). Pistol manager would sow the seeds of\ proletarian society. A new generation of frustrated Malcolm McLaren needed a front revolution. Initially punk was nihil Interestingly, many ex-hippies who working class youth was growing in man and found him in John Lydon istic. This was not because the punks shocked their parents with strange Britain. They were tired of unem- (aka Johnny Rotten). did not care, it was because the punks Rotten was, well, unique. In the were not pretentious enough to pro best rock tradition, he was not a vide "Answers". Punks rejected "Silly Love Songs" was ~ot a single; it was a disease. singer-he was a vocalist. In his work ideology and thus, unlike many hip- with the Pistols and with Public Image pies, they did not change philosophies -,'-,.- Limit¢c:i.he. has exhibited a range of every six months. The Clash were an styles of hair and dress condemned ployment', tired of capitalism and emotional expressiveness that few can exception to this anti.ideological the punks on precisely the same socialism, tired of a Labour govern ever match-the screams, the whining trend as their fashionable leftist poli grounds. Many who regarded Elvis as ment which saw the solution to all and whimpering, the rolled R's, the tics came to the forefront of their a rebel, who loved the Stones, The problems in putting more people on nasal sarcasm, and, most importantly, music. As a result many punks de Who, and Jimi Hendrix as daring the dole, and, simply, they were the terrifying feeling that he produced nounced the Clash as seU-out posers. radicals, who saw revolutionary sig bored. This generation had little use in the listener: "This guy really means The Pistols could never be accused of nificance in the Jefferson Airplane, for rich pop stars, for the self-indul it. " selling out. Johnny Rotten: "I don't despised the rebellious aspects of gent "musicianship" of bands such as The Pistols' first single, "Anarchy understand (the mainstream press' punk rock. Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, and the in the U.K.", was released ten years negative reaction). All we're trying to Why? What was the difference? triviality (and unwarranted popular ago this fall and was widely banned in do is destroy everything." Why were Elvis and many of the 60's ity) of the heavy metal and "corporate Britain due to its seditious lyrics ("I .The Pistols' songs defied ideological most radical bands eventually ac rock" bands. "Silly Love Songs" was wanna be in Anarchy"). In the tests. "Holidays in the Sun" was cepted while the punks were reviled? not a single; it was a disea~e. Similarly meantime the band was attacked in aimed at those wealthy and fashion A little history may help explain. frustrating were formerly relevant acts Parliament and in the press and able tourists who visited Berlin just to Rock music has appeal on three such the Rolling Stones and Rod blocked from performing. The Pistols see the Wall, "Pretty Vacant" was a levels. The first level is a continuation Stewart who lived in luxury on the were dropped by two record com statement of nihilism and a rejection of pop music, a tradition passed down Riviera, while producing sorry empty panies (collecting large advances from of ideology, and "No Feelings" ("I got from singers like Frank Sinatra to imitations of their greatest work. both) and they fired their bassist. Said no emotions for anybody else/You singer/songwriters like Paul McCart These conditions had become so Johnny Rotten, in horror: "Glen better understand I'm in love with ney. Ironically, this grouping also bothersome that the inevitable Matlock wanted to make us jun, like myself/My beautiful self') was aimed includes most "heavy metal" bands. explosion was characterized by a the Beatles." at Rod Stewart, Led Zeppelin, and Listeners like the sound of the music. complete rejection of circa 1976 rock The lyrics tend to be surface-oriented "values": Rejection of materialism and shallow, because there is no need (punk clothes, never mind the $100 Initi"ally, punk was nihilistic. This was not because for depth and relevance. "punk" gowns sold to rich kids, were punks did not care, it was because the punks were not The second level is dance music, tattered rags). Rejection of earlier which became most purified with music, old bands, and their "boring pretentious enough to provide "answers." disco and with new wave acts such as old fart" leaders. Rejection of the the B-52's. This music is characterized naive idealism of the hippie by poppish or silly lyrics and one hell generation-punk bands avoided the see page 12 of a beat. comforts of ideology, whether worn- Replacing Matlock was one of The third level of rock music out or new. Rejection of beauty-punk Rotten's friends, John Simon Ritchie, usually deals with adolescent, post put safety pins in cheeks, noses, nip. rechristened Sid Vicious. Sid added Steve Angelotti is a graduate student in adolescent, and political frustration. pIes, had wildly cut hair, and practiced !1( thing to. the Pistols' music (he could the Institute for Public Policy Studies The most brilliant rock music has general self-debasement (Johnny n('t evenpray.,bass) but he completed and an Executive Editor (((the Revif'w. been this angst rock, music that picks Rotten got his name due to the . thl band's rtihilistic image. up listeners and shakes them by their condition of his teeth). The band's second single was a necks. Many ostensible rock fans Punk was more than image. The "tribute" to Queen Elizabeth's Silver (particularly comfortable Americans) bands themselves went back to Jubilee, entitled "God Save the are disturbed by this angry music. three-chord rock and 1hree-piece Queen". ("God save the Queen/She ___.... _w~~~~ ... ~_~~~w>~:..~t~~;;3iI;~n ,.,' _._....-___ ,_~,_~.,, __4>_~."~ page 10 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW September, 1986 ...... ••...... •...... •...... Joe's Pigskin Report ,by Joe "Scoop" Typho I guess we were all surprised Sep debut of coach Lou Holtz. The two loss. It didn't help that Wren had through the end zone for a Michigan tember 7 when longtime head football teams had combined for some enter written the play on a big blackboard safety.) coach Bo Schembechler resigned to taining games in the past, but this along the sideline, in letters large After the game, Irish coach Lou become general manager of the To time, well, let's just call the game enough for the Notre Dame defense Holtz asked, "Does that guy Wren ledo Mud Hens ("Baseball's always interesting. and coaches to read. Two more sim have any friends elsewhere who want been my first love", said the former Michigan booted the opening kick ilar plays and Michigan was forced to to get into coaching? Like at MSU, Barberton High School southpaw). otT out of the end zone. Notre Dame punt. Before the punt, Keith Jackson Purdue, USC, or Penn State?" The veteran U-M coach credited his took over at its own 20. The first play asked Wren why he was telling Notre Wren proclaimed the game a suc wildly successful career (14 Top 10 was a Holtz special-a quarterback Dame what plays he was planning to cessful demonstration of the futility of finishes in 17 seasons) to his strict option. QB Terry Andrysiak rumbled run. "It would be very destabilizing to American nuclear policy and the adherence to discipline, his fetish for 80 yards for a touchdown without surprise the opposition. We should let Strategic Defense Initiative. "We'll physical conditioning, and his em being touched. The Wolverine de the other side know what is coming so celebrate by not having practice next phasis on solid defense. fenders all fell on the ground at the they will be prepared to defend their week. But we will have mandatory Due to last season's #2 ranking and snap and didn't get up until the referee home territory. We must accept the two-a- Among this year's deluge of gen avoid this strange man she is unwit the first place. In the end, Simone erally bad, or at least predictable tingly attracted to. She even goes so Mona Lisa vengefully kills Anderson and Mort summer films,there are a few worth far as to get engaged to a "safe" man, well and turns to point the gun at seeing, if you can find them. Here are a terrible bore, who she knows will The Cast George, shattering the image of their three of them: make her unhappy, in an all-out effort George ...... Bob Hoskins developing relationship. to deny her love for George. Simone ...... Cathy Tyson Bob Hoskins is excellent in his role; Denholm Elliott is particularly Mortwell...... Michael Caine showing just enough of his vulnera A'Room with a etTective in his role, especially con Directed by ...... Neil Jordan bility for us to care for him despite the sidering he has vary few lines. Judi Produced by ...... Stephen Woolley supposedly repulsive character he is. View Dench is also very good, but not and Patrick Casseyetti Cathy Tyson is equally as good, hav The Cast nearly as intense as her counterpart. Executive Producer ing to reveal more of her character Lucy Honeychurch ...... Judi Dench With the exception of these two, George Harrison through ways other than words, she George Emerson ...... Denholm 'Elliott everyone plays their role with an does a very good job with facial Charlotte Bartlett ...... Maggie Smith underlying subtle sarcasm, creating George (Bob Hoskins) gets a job as expressions, voice tone, body move Directed by ...... James Ivory the perfect effect for their outrageous a chautTeur for a high-priced black call ment, etc. to convey her outside Produced by, ...... Ismail Merchant characters. girl named Simone (Cathy Tyson). coldness and inner despair. The humor in this film is mild and What begins as animosity develops The real interest in this film is the On a vacal ion to Florence, an the love story is nothing extraordi into a cautious trust. As the relation relationships between the characters innocent Lucy Honeychurch and her nary, but what makes this film worth ship develops, Simone asks George amongst their seedy environment. chaperone, Miss Charlotte Bartlett, seeing is the intensity of its theme, for a favor; to find a missing friend, a Simone, unintentionally, does end up meet an enigmatic George Emerson which is: do not deny your feelings, be younger prostitute who may have caring for George, but what at first and his inelegant but endearing father, true to them even when they involve been hurt or killed by their former seemed to be an honest relationship by way of a room exchange. They risk, because in the end, they are the pimp. George obliges, providing a unceremoniously otTer their room best guide to your happiness and gepressing glimpse into London por see page 11 with a view of the Arno to the two fulfillment. This is shown by how ·ilcigfl;lphy and prostitution. In the ladies. Lucy and George are drawn to agonizingly close Lucy comes to course of the search, they all become each other and despite Charlotte's and denying her feelings, and in the pro targets of Anderson, the pimp, who Sharlene Prais is a Sophomore in LSA and Advertising Director ofthe Review Lucy's efforts to avoid it, the two fall cess, nearly irreversibly ruining her turns out to be working with G6erge's in love. Lucy, unwilling to accept this, life. old crime boss, Mortwell (Michael . tries to do everything possible to Caine), who gave George the job in ~_""--'''''''''''~ ~"""""_","..:v~:;>"",,~>'<"'C:"""<""' September, 1986 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW page 11 .••...•••.....•.•...••...••..•••...• ~ .....•...•••....•...... •...... for Chun to forcibly stay; he has done military coup install a regime willing Korea would give an opportunity for a good job for his country, and if he to use force against the people. "There subversion and aggression by the steps down peacefully after a suc is a great potential for violence," he North. ROK cessful Olympics, will be well-re says in a soft, serious voice. Won, however, does not see the membered by the majority of his Apparently, despite all their mili present violence growing to revolu countrymen. Besides its economic tary and economic reasons for want tionary proportions before 1988. continued from page 4 success, the Republic today, compar ing something approaching the status First. most South Koreans feci that ed to a decade ago, has a stanger U.S. quo, the Koreans' boiling point is Chun has earned the right to honor his brown children." There have been commitment and enhanced diploma considerably lower than that of the pledge. Second, Koreans arc very fairly well substantiated charges that tic stature throughout the world. This Filipinos, and may be nonexistent in excited about and take vcry seriously Marcos' war record, on which he is manifested by the International 1988. The occasional anti-American the 1988 Olympics in Seoul and are founded his political career, was Olympic Committee's award of the tone is a warning to the u.s. not 10 detennined to show the world their largely fabricated: these allegations, if 1988 Summer Games 10 Seoul. allow, for its part, such deceit. (Also, country at its best. Chun has US true, constitute perhaps his most Yet, despite the Republic's econo on his May visit to Seoul. Secretary of support to make those games, in egregious personal affront against the mic and political success, violent State Shultz met with Lee Min Woo, President Reagan's words, "the best Filipino people. Thus, it can be argued protests. albeit by a minority of stu head of the opposition New Korea ever" and plenty of support from thl~ that Marcos deserved his fall from dents and leftist agitators, continue to Democratic Party, after meeting with U.S. and his own nation, to assure the power. Among the only things that occur. Once possessed of democracy Chun, to show our concern for a democratic process after them. Presi can be said in his defense is that he in tangible measure. people want peaceful transition of power). Ifdeceit dent Reagan, after touring the DMZ maintained the all-important Subic more of it. In this light, then, the and subsequent violence were to in November 1983, addressed the and Clark bases. demonstrations are to a certain extent occur, Korea could hardly hope to be . Korean people on television. "The Chun, on the other hand, was a a good and healthy thing. However, as fortunate as the Philippines, despite development of democratic political professional military man who has the bitterly violent nature of many of the unresolved problems there, in institutions," he told them, "is the evolved into a reserved, dedicated the demonstrations has been disturb having a popular "people's cham surest means to build the national leader, who has produced results for ing. Illustrative was the five-hour pion" sweep to power without consensus that is the foundation of. his country and moved steadily to battle between protestors and police bloodshed. Such instability in South true security." n ward democracy, not away from it. on May 3rd, unlike anything seen When President Park Chun Hee was during the days of change in the assassinated in October 1979, General Philippines, where the people had real Chung Seung Hwa seized power and reason to be violent. In a raging, declared martial law. When evidence two-sided combat, the demonstrators, emerged linking Chung to the armed only with rocks and bottles, assassination-he was seen near the fought heavily armed riot police to a chickens in a factory. The two of them take off for a night on the town in .fet, despite the Republic's economic and political Liverpool (paid for by a wallet pick successes, violent protests, albeitbyaminorityof pocketed by Teresa) where they meet Movies Peter and Sergei, two Soviet sailors in ,students and leftist agitators, continue to occur. continued from page 10 port for a night. The girls spring for Once possessed of democracy in tangible measure, hotel rooms and while Teresa and people want more of it. between Simone and George, some Sergei are getting in as much sex as thing of real value in their empty lives, time allows, Elaine and Peter fall in turns out to be a sad disappointment love. Their 24 hour romance is just site-Chun, the chief investigator of near standoff. To some degree this for George and some mild regret for fluff, but as Peter leaves for the ship, the assassination, moved to arrest may be explained by the fact that Simone. Instead of hope for these he says he wants to marry Elaine. him, taking power himself without Chun and the students are simply, as people, they remain trapped and Elaine, realizing she cannot face life changing the cabinet. Chun, a major one media figure put it, "used to alone, their worlds too dangerous and without Peter, writes a letter to Mr. general, continued to wear just two playing rough." But several of these cruel for them to risk caring. Brezhnev, hoping he will help her. stars on each shoulder before switch demonstrations also have taken on a Despite the movie's attempt to end Amazingly enough, she receives in ing to a business suit. He was the first concerning anti-American tone. on a hopeful note, with George de return a one-way ticket to the Soviet head of state to visit President Reagan Won Wook Choi, an MBA student veloping a relationship with his Union, an invitation to be with Peter. and the entire U.S. Government, with at the University of Michigan familiar daughter, who was previously not She is temporarily deterred when she whom Chun has gotten along very with the student movement in his allowed to see him, we are left feeling is told by the Foreign Office that he is well and from whom he has benefitted country, offers some insight. A fun George's loneliness and sense of be married, but Teresa convinces her to greatly, strongly, and publicly remind damental motivation behind the de trayal at what he endured in Simone's go and take a chance because what did him of that pledge. This contrasts with monstrations, Won says, confirming ruthless world. she have to lose? the public support and praise Marcos most media reports, is the South Both Alexandra Pigg and Maggie was given in an open-ended fashion Koreans' dissatisfaction with the fact Clarke put enough life into their roles until it was clear his days were num that, with all the progress they have Letter to to rise above the basically two- page 12 THE MICHIGAN REVIEW September, 1986 l •••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• characterization of the main parties of the conflict. The problems and battle grounds change as the mood of the " i}looks in mruiew people change: today a Sandinista and tomorrow, if one is still alive, one may become a contra. Thus, one genuinely perceives the tension and indefinite lack of resolve in the region. Dickey proves to be a good reporter. He does not offer an answer or panacea for the Nicaraguan problem With the Contras or American policy. He merely re ports and informs. He leaves the discussion open and the problems unresolved. Thus, the book avoids by Gloria Sanak persuading or patronizing the reader BOOK REVIEW: WITH THE ... Ortega's forces had had to fight a ican policy. Of further interest, Dick and quite rightly emerges as an in CONTRAS, by Christopher Dickey. running battle of twelve days before ey describes the CIA's role and its formative account of the contras in New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985 finally wiping out a group of 120 booklet Psychological Operations in Nicaragua. > 271 pages. fighters near the settlement of Seven Guerrilla WarJare. The last area of note is Dickey's On July 17, 1979, Anastasio So Bank"). Dickey also discusses the Several revelations surface from the style. He is crisp enough to present the moza, the dictator of Nicaragua, left specific personalities of the Sandi text. For example, " ... these notes details, yet his prose is soft enough for the country. Forty-five years of So nistas, as well as the contras: "Daniel recorded the payoff for the murder of one to identify the human qualities of mozan control came to an end, trig Ortega would talk of five jailings, the Archbishop (in EI Salvador), and those he documents and feel emotion gering a chain of events. Christopher toward them. He adopts some Latin Dickey, Washington Post bureau chief like descriptions and methods that are for the region, became the first effective. However, the prose is not all American newspaper reporter to Dickey leads one to feel that the conflict goes good, and certain techniques are travel with the contras into combat. cheap bites frbm Hemingway (e.g. With the Contras details the changes beyond simple economics, to the level of humanity. "The hills were small and menacing in which occurred during the four years Certain ideologies are concerned, of course, but the the black shadows of dawn . . . they Dickey was in the region. Offering a real source of discontent is the human element. stood like oddly rounded burial detailed account of regional events, mounds on the flat surface of the land Dickey provides a comprehensive . . ."). picture of Nicaragua that delves In the last line of the book, Dickey beyond the superficial accounts pro- seven years in continuous confine- that there is no doubt of that. He also states: "The army was still in the field. The war was not over." The summa vidt::d bX ~os.t 11t::wsp,l;l~r~.7...... ment, a~ 'a tin1~' of ri~ll,.~~~ri~l)ce~~ ", . ~d. JU~p.h.~~~>t,hitMlenexla~nQo,o twnlsa stark reminder that although ';i .i:;:~~~s;,"s~'beiins!witft 'dle" Then,~'Ot1e' o:fSuicida's' .toughest tation is the most significant of all format he employs. The chronological .recruits was Curo . . . 'When we since it is the name of the Nicaraguan With the Contras is explicit and organization follows a helpful pro- couldn't stand the Sandinistas any who contracted out his men to do the thorough, the story does not end with logue that gives a historical synopsis more some of us took this decision,' job." Perhaps the most fascinating the book. While the book is a superb of Nicaragua and the stem of the he explained, glancing at the rifle in perspective one leaves Dickey's work source for understanding certain current situation: "In order to win his hand." with is the sense that the problems of dimensions of the Sandinista/Contra they (revolutionaries) had planned Also enlightening is Dickey's dis- Central America cannot be distanced 'onflict, it is not definitive. As the and trained and finally agreed on cussion of occurrences in other parts from the people. Dickey leads one to book illustrates, each day changes strategies for everything-except how of Central America and his explana- feel that the conflict goes beyond occur in Central America. Every day they would run the country if they did tion of them in terms of their relation simple economics, to the level of is another story. ~ win, and how they would treat their to Nicaragua. Evolving American humanity. Certain ideologies are enemies, and who exactly would be policy is dually reported, offering a concerned of course, but the real their friends." glimpse of politics and its actual source of discontent is the human The chronology begins with the reaches. One example being the element. Pride and passion are at play Gloria Sanak is a Junior in LSA and a closing events of 1979. Thankfully, transition from the Carter Admini- in this saga of man against man and staff writer Jar the Review Dickey organizes the sections of each stration to Reagan's Central Amer- the fact is pronounced in the detailed chapter by country and region, thus, he avoids confusing the reader. The America in early 1978 (well-captured shend, The Who, and "My Genera breakdown flows with logical transi in Lech Kowalski's documentary tion" (something that would shock tions and is ideal for two reasons. D.o.A.) and Rotten quit, effectively many punk-hating Who fans). Most First, Dickey is foremost a journalist. Punk killing the band. Other bands carried new rock bands today admit to being Facts and places are his medium and on, less obnoxious, more pop-orient greatly influenced by the Sex Pistols imperative to his story. Second, the continued from page 9 ed, more acceptable. The music and the cutting edge of punk rock. subject matter most favorably lends diluted, the passion calmed. But in the This includes widely accepted bands itself to such organization. It would other rich rockers who had lost touch. Pistols' wake there was a whole gen such as U2 and the Pretenders, just seem out of kilter for such informa But "Bodies" was the clincher. Per eration of new more daring acts. The about every new British band this side tion to be placed in a more prosaic haps the most intense political song in old guard-denounced by punks as of Wham!, and many American acts. format, for example. rock history, "Bodies" was not a "boring old farts" -began to respond To analyze and evaluate punk rock Another appreciable aspect of the statement, but merely a song, about themselves (c.f. the Stones on Some as noise made by illiterate youths is book is the content. Thumb nail abortion-with Rotten playing the role Girls or Pete Townshend's "Rough silly, about as silly and "square" as sketches of the activities in Central of fetus ("You're an animal/It's an Boys"-the latter dedicated to the analyzing Elvis Presley as a southern America can be found in nearly every abortion/Bodies/I'm not an animalj Pistols). cretin or the Rolling Stones as long newspaper. Unfortunately, they fall Mommy Mommy Mommy/ I'm not To gauge a band's influence and haired druggies. Punk rock did not short of informing people. Dickey an abortion/... I'm not a dischar impprtance, one should not rely on dent the charts the way Elvis and the does not only detail the weapons and ge/I'm not a mass of protein"). The Rolling Stone readers' polls-one Stones did. But, in its own way, punk conflicts (i.e., "They had all kinds of effect was chilling. Johnny Rotten's should listen to band members. returned anger and emotion to the arms: M-79 grenade launches and scream was not silent. Nearly every punk band admitted to decaying style of music known as rock light antitank weapons and F AL rifles The Pistols made a mini-tour of being heavily influenced by Town- and roll. 1!