In Washington, he was «the most hated» secretary the Department of Housing and Urban Development had ever had, an arrogant and occasionally cruel taskmaster who demanded he be referred to as «Mr. Secretary,» who told a future nemesis that criminal sanctions were less effective punishment for his enemies than «adverse publicity, reputational harm, budget - cutting and legislative action.» (politico.com)
«The Demise of Ozzie and Harriet: Effective Punishment of Domestic Abusers,» 17:2 New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement (1992) (beckreedriden.com)
Ironically, such effective punishment would not be possible, as shown with Libya and also recently Russia, if Iran remained completely shut out. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)