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Reagan has demonstrated before that he likes to speak his mind on occasions without regard for the media fallout. He did so on his recent visit to Massachusetts by wishing (though not suggesting) the abolition of the corporate income tax. Similarly, his speech to the evangelicals probably reflected personal belief...

Author: By John S. Gardner, | Title: Playing Politics | 4/4/1983 | See Source »

I am a death-row prisoner in Florida. One issue not adequately covered in your otherwise objective article was the inevitability of a mistake. I know of 14 cases in which men who were once on death row have been set free. The Marquis de Lafayette put this issue into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 14, 1983 | 2/14/1983 | See Source »

That emphasis on social justice, particularly the abolition of war, was carried forward by Pope Paul VI in his memorable 1965 address to the United Nations, where he pleaded: "No more war! War never again!" John Paul II is equally fervent. In a dramatic and symbolic speech at the Hiroshima...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bishops and the Bomb | 11/29/1982 | See Source »

A report released this week by Dean of the College John B. Fox JR '59 lists the abolition of Dudley House as one possible way to solve the "social isolation" of some non-resident students.

Author: By Mary K. Warren, | Title: Housing Report Considers Abolishing Dudley House | 11/20/1982 | See Source »

The debate over nuclear policy has caused divisions within the U.S. Catholic Church. On the ramparts for the antinuclear activists are the 57 bishops, including Gumbleton, who belong to the American branch of the Catholic peace group Pax Christi. They have been encouraged by the example of Pope John Paul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Blast from the Bishops | 11/8/1982 | See Source »

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