Michael Mandelbaum | trust
The United States contributes to peace in both by serving as a buffer between and among regional powers that, while not preparing for armed conflict, do not fully trust one another.
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Michael Mandelbaum | sports
The cardinal sin in sports, what could really wreck it, is not cheating to win, which has gone on forever, but cheating to lose. That threatens a fundamental aspect of sports’ appeal, which is their spontaneity. If games are fixed, they’re no different from movies they’re scripted.
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Michael Mandelbaum | sports
Read the news section of the newspaper and there is confusion and uncertainty, a world buffeted by large forces people neither understand nor control. But turn to the sports section and it’s all different.
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Michael Mandelbaum | sports
If architecture is, as is sometimes said, music set in concrete, then football and basketball may be said to be creativity embodied in team sports.
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Michael Mandelbaum | politics
American influence in the world is certainly considerable, but the United States does not control, directly or indirectly, the politics and economics of other societies, as empires have always done, save for a few special cases that turn out to be the exceptions that prove the rule.
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Michael Mandelbaum | peace
The United States contributes to peace in both by serving as a buffer between and among regional powers that, while not preparing for armed conflict, do not fully trust one another.
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Michael Mandelbaum | peace
Certainly, protecting oppressed people, stopping ethnic conflict and promoting responsible governance are worthy goals. But none is as important for American security and prosperity as keeping the peace in the Middle East, Europe and East Asia.
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Michael Mandelbaum | patriotism
The values, the programs, the formula, the determination, and the patriotism responsible for America’s past success are still here to be tapped.
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Michael Mandelbaum | movies
The cardinal sin in sports, what could really wreck it, is not cheating to win, which has gone on forever, but cheating to lose. That threatens a fundamental aspect of sports’ appeal, which is their spontaneity. If games are fixed, they’re no different from movies they’re scripted.
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Michael Mandelbaum | intelligence
The war on terror, I believe, will be waged by effective intelligence and police work and cruise missiles.
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