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Most are trying variants on what the Dutch call gedogen--turning a blind eye. The authorities keep marijuana-possession statutes on the books to conform with a 1988 international convention that prohibits outright legalization and to avoid the political controversy of changing the law. But they opt for quite lenient...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe Goes To Pot | 8/20/2001 | See Source »

DIED. REX T. BARBER, 84, above right, World War II U.S. fighter pilot given partial credit for shooting down the plane carrying Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the strategist of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, in a famed 1943 ambush; in Terrebonne, Oregon. For 28 years the Air Force gave sole...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Starting Time | 8/13/2001 | See Source »

Though she did not know the names of the candidates seeking her vote, Ozawa hopes that the next congressman will devote considerable attention to making her neighborhood safer.

Author: By Louisa H. Cooper, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Campaign Heats Up To Replace Moakley in the Ninth | 8/10/2001 | See Source »

But for Kent State's Lovejoy, the real answer is sex. Males who were best at walking upright would get more of it, leading to more offspring who were good on two legs, who in turn got more sex. His reasoning, first proposed nearly two decades ago, goes like this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Giant Step For Mankind | 7/23/2001 | See Source »

I was a squadron leader on the Akagi. Admiral Yamamoto stood on a wooden step in front of the officers on Nov. 17. He told us: "I know you have trained for a few months and are confident of your skills. But America is very strong. So tighten your belts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Secret of All Secrets | 7/16/2001 | See Source »

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