Maryanne Burgos

Maryanne Burgos edited the glossary entries of The Limits of Power Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

• Added a term: diddle: cheat someone or manipulate data illegally
• marked the description of diddle as not a spoiler
• Added a term: apotheosis: highest level of glory or power
• marked the description of apotheosis as not a spoiler
• Added a term: profligacy: immoral wastefulness
• marked the description of profligacy as not a spoiler

Maryanne Burgos edited the first sentence of The Limits of Power Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

• For the United States, the passing of the Cold War yielded neither a "peace dividend" nor anything remotely resembling peace.

Maryanne Burgos edited the memorable quotes of The Limits of Power Tuesday, October 13, 2009.

• Added a quotation: “No doubt the race for the presidency matters. It just doesn't matter nearly as much as the media's obsessive coverage suggests. Whoever moves into the White House ... the fundamental problem facing the country-a yawning disparity between what American expect and what they are willing or able to pay-will remain stubbornly in place. Any presidential initiatives aimed at alleviating the crisis of profligacy, reforming our political system, or devising a more realistic military policy are likely, at best, to have a marginal effect.”