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...simple as freedom here, authoritarianism there. Every kind of communication or information can be used in a manipulative way, but at least in most cases you know who is calling the tune. What troubles me about the Internet is not the existence of sexually explicit newsgroups, but that our brave new social space shields the vicious from having to stand up for what they are saying and be held responsible for it. CLAUDIUS KLEIN Berlin I AM AGAINST CENSORSHIP, BUT THERE has to be regulation to protect the weaker elements of our society. Placing freedom of smut over freedom from...
...This memorial is intended to profoundly humble all who consider how frequently well-educated, brave, and sincere people spend their precious energies in causes which are inhuman, stupid and/or wrong. Robert C. Coates Judge of the Municipal Court, San Diego
...Synar told the Associated Press in 1994. "He fought special interests, and he told it like it was." So did Synar, generally. He railed against the widely popular Gramm-Rudman law designed to prevent deficit spending during the 1980s. President Clinton today paid tribute to Synar, calling him "a brave and unflinching public servant who in tough political times remained true to his principles." Those principles ultimately proved too liberal for Synar's constituents. Synar lost the 1994 primary to a retired teacher with just $19,000 to spend. After that defeat, Synar remained in Washington to pursue political causes...
What will become of the poor in Gingrich's brave new world? It is the welfare programs themselves that he sees as the problem. Conservative welfare expert Douglas Besharov describes the current system as "a culture of entitlement that has undermined traditional values of education, work and marriage." Gingrich, in his interview with TIME, put it more starkly: "What kind of safety net is it that destroys you? You have a man-eating safety net and a child-eating safety...
...think it's also important to remember that it was not so terribly long ago that Harvard classmates faced each other on the battlefield. A Confederate war memorial is not a reinforcement of slavery or white supremacy; it is a testimony to the fact that thousands of people--intelligent, brave and moral people--can be terribly, tragically wrong and die before they find that...