In supposedly rational Germany, in other words, emotion seems to play a bigger part in decision-making than logic.
I hadn't had a clue that my parents -- otherwise rational Silicon Valley suburbanites -- were interested in the Old West.
So the hopes of people (like me) who longed for reform and a more rational Britain have been dashed.
The truth is: though my writing seems to be about new worlds, I'm actually exploring the intersection between spiritual, magical Philippines and pragmatic, rational England.
However, Nixon's seeking of a rational China policy is a feat that required little political intelligence but a certain amount of courage--particularly from a man once so closely connected with the old policy.
The scrambling helps explain why perfectly rational New Yorkers are willing, and in some cases eager, to pay so much for a parking space -- a parking space for which in many cases they had to wait for years.
"Being 100% rational England should win by 30 points," said Pichot, who has been working behind the scenes as director of the Argentinian union's fledgling high-performance board.
This came hours after Varoufakis described the Greek "no" vote as a "majestic, big yes to a democratic, rational Europe," and a rejection of the "dystopic vision of a Eurozone that functions like an iron cage for its peoples".
In Mr. Bloomberg's hyper-rational New York — control the citizenry and let the bankers run free — standing out has about the same status as cigarette smoke.
Iran's leaders are rational, and Israel's overwhelming nuclear superiority means that Israel need not fear Iran.
How rational are Russia's Vladimir Putin, or North Korea's Kim Jorg-un, or Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, or the leaders of other nuclear powers?
