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When former President Carlos Salinas de Gortari passed the torch to Zedillo, he knew that economic difficulty lay ahead but believed that the Yale-trained economist's impeccable technical credentials would be enough to maintain Mexico's stability. Denise Dresser
Difficulty Enough President Torch Would Would-Be Impeccable Economic Lay He Knew Maintain Economist Passed Mexico Stability Former Believed Technical Credentials
Zedillo's lack of political savvy is a personal flaw. But his insulated and elitist governing style reflect the age-old vices of the political system itself. Denise Dresser
Political Style Reflect Savvy System Insulated Governing His Itself Personal Political System Lack Vices Age-Old Flaw Elitist
The problem with Mexico isn't so much the men who govern but the lack of rules to govern by and the absence of institutions to rule with. Denise Dresser
Problem Men Rule Rules Absence Institutions Govern Mexico Lack The Problem With Much Who
During the Fox administration, Mexico turned into a more violent country than Colombia; Calderon's task is to recover lost ground and clean it up. Denise Dresser
Country Lost Administration Colombia More Clean Recover Mexico Up Than Task Turned Ground Fox Violent
Government after government has prioritized the preservation of corporatist loyalties over the promotion of economic growth and emphasized clientelist distribution over entrepreneurial innovation and creation of level economic playing field. Denise Dresser
Government Innovation Field Creation Distribution Promotion Economic Entrepreneurial Economic Growth Emphasized Over After Loyalties Growth Level Playing Playing Field Preservation
Democratic Latin America limps sideways because it can't run ahead. There are too many entry barriers to the poor, the innovative, and those without access to credit. Denise Dresser
Too Innovative Sideways Latin Latin America Those Run Entry Democratic Because Without Access America Poor Barriers Many Credit
Governments that don't need to broaden their tax base have few incentives to respond to the needs of their people. Denise Dresser
Needs People Few Broaden Respond Governments Tax Incentives Base Need
NAFTA was conceived to avoid discrimination against goods. A U.S.-Mexico treaty on immigration should be devised to prevent discrimination against people. Denise Dresser
People Immigration Prevent NAFTA Conceived Goods Discrimination Against Should Avoid Treaty
It would be a mistake to view Camacho as the beacon of democracy in Mexico. He has played by the PRI's rules for more than 15 years. As mayor of Mexico City, he was recognized as a political broker, not as an apostle of substantive political reform. Denise Dresser
Democracy Mistake Political Rules Recognized Broker Would Would-Be City Beacon More He Years Mexico Mexico City Than Reform Mayor Substantive View Apostle Played
I go to readings by fiction writers like Alice Walker, and I'm envious of the level of attention they generate. Derrick Bell
Alice Writers Generate Envious Attention Like Readings Go Walker Fiction Fiction Writers Level
My wife says I spend my life trying to teach white folks. I'm not so sure I'm proud of it, but she's right. Derrick Bell
Life Wife My Life White Spend Says Folks She Sure Proud Trying Teach Right
Slavery is, as an example of what white America has done, a constant reminder of what white America might do. Derrick Bell
Example White Constant Reminder America Done Might Slavery
Want to know the best thing about being a professor? Colored chalk. Donald Sadoway
Best About Colored Know Being Want Chalk Professor Thing
If we're going to get this country out of its current energy situation, we can't just conserve our way out; we can't just drill our way out; we can't bomb our way out. We're going to do it the old-fashioned American way, we're going to invent our way out, working together. Donald Sadoway
Working Together Together Invent Country Situation Energy Conserve Our Way Out Drill Get American Current Going Just Working American Way Old-Fashioned Bomb
In a wristwatch, imagine the battery is in the strap and there's a medical sensor in there connected to the internet. If someone is monitoring that, they could phone up if the user has forgotten to take some medication. This could save hundreds of dollars in medical fees later. What's missing? It's a stable battery. Donald Sadoway
Phone Internet Later Hundreds Battery Some Someone Could Take Fees Missing Dollars Up Stable Forgotten User Connected Medical Monitoring Medication Imagine Save
I'm not the first person to have discovered evidence that consciousness exists beyond the body. Brief, wonderful glimpses of this realm are as old as human history. Eben Alexander
History Wonderful Old First Evidence Beyond First-Person Discovered Exists Person Human Human History Realm Body Brief Consciousness
There is no scientific explanation for the fact that while my body lay in coma, my mind - my conscious, inner self - was alive and well. Eben Alexander
Mind Alive Lay Fact Self Well Scientific While Explanation Body Conscious Inner Inner Self
In the 21st century, somebody or something has changed the rules about how our world works. Eddie Obeng
World Somebody Changed Our Rules Our World About Something How Century Works
I do believe that there are some universal cognitive tasks that are deep and profound - indeed, so deep and profound that it is worthwhile to understand them in order to design our displays in accord with those tasks. Edward Tufte
Believe Design Our Indeed Those Worthwhile Some Understand Accord Tasks Order Them Deep Universal Cognitive Profound
A practical part of my teaching is to provide demonstrative, hands-on experiences. Edward Tufte
Part Practical Provide Hands-On Experiences Teaching
The speculative part of my work is that these particular cognitive tasks - ways of thinking analytically - are tied to nature's laws. Edward Tufte
Work Nature Thinking Analytically Ways Laws Part Particular Tied Tasks Cognitive Speculative
The idea of trying to create things that last - forever knowledge - has guided my work for a long time now. Edward Tufte
Work Time Knowledge Long Long Time Guided Idea Forever Trying Create Now Things Last
My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer and public works director. Edward Tufte
Life Director Engineer Father His Governments Public Worked Works
I hope that I am generous and tolerant, but certainly on the intellectual side I think that there are discoverable truths, and some things that are closer approximations to the truth than others. Edward Tufte
Truth Hope Think Others Side Some Some Things Generous Am Intellectual Than Truths Closer Certainly Tolerant Things
Public discussions are part of what it takes to make changes in the trillions of graphics published each year. Edward Tufte
Year Changes Part Takes Make Discussions Public Graphics Each Each Year Published
A curious consequence is that I have become a minor celebrity. Edward Tufte
Become Minor Celebrity Curious Consequence
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