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In the early Republic, parties were anathema, viewed as self-interested cabals whose aims conflicted with an otherwise discernible common good.
The cultural perception of what is taboo changes, from the Victorian avoidance of a word like leg , to the current sanction of television advertising of gear for the incontinent and menstruating, to the blatant public discussion of rape, incest, and other actions formerly anathema.
To understand the nature of this challenge, you need to realize that although the name of John Maynard Keynes is anathema to many conservatives, it was in fact Keynesian economics that allowed capitalism as a system--as well as belief in the efficacy of free markets--to survive the Great Depression.
Back in 1931, however, when Bodenheim was coming into his own as a literary maverick, New York publisher Horace Liveright issued his novel— Naked on Roller Skates . The title is a grabber, but the book itself would be anathema to feminists since it features a heroine who wishes to be beaten and degraded:
All but Collins are running for re-election in 2000, and all represent states where the removal of Clinton is anathema.