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I was not persuaded that moral statements can be reduced to psychology, as if the disapproval of murder were just another human taste like the preference for sweet over bitter foods.
More recently, a variety of bitter compounds have been shown to activate gustducin in biochemical assays [ 11, 12], causing a decrease in intracellular cAMP levels via activation of PDE [ 13].
Washington Square is said to compare favorably with last winter's revisionist Portrait of a Lady , since it "respects James' complexities and bitter ironies" (David Ansen, Newsweek ). Critics also praise its "brusque, energetic pace" (Janet Maslin, the New York Times ) and Leigh's "heartbreakingly good" performance ( People ). The New Republic 's Stanley Kauffmann dissents, calling the film "ill at ease, uncomfortable, straining for effect."
"The way of politics," Podhoretz lamented a generation ago, "is slow and bitter."
The most recent, and bitter accusation has to do with campaign contributions from Asians.