18 FEBRUARY 1984, page 8

Perceptions And Signals

Christopher Hitchens Washington T here are two voguish current terms which make American political discourse extremely irritating. They occur routinely in every press......

Glad Confident Mourning?

Frank Johnson T his is the capital for which the death of the world's most important Communist traditionally poses problems of tone, eti- quette, and nuance unknown to Washing-......