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...does), it is better that the U.S. allow it to pursue its aspirations within the current international system than in opposition to it. The Clinton administration must overcome this ill-timed bluster with a clear statement of what the U.S. has to gain from treating China as an equal. Otherwise, the political consensus for a wise policy will disappear...
...aftermath of the '60s, which were the authentic circus. Frum has a more interesting take. He considers the '60s, for all their noise and flash, comparatively inconsequential. "But the 'social' transformation of the 1970s was real and was permanent," he says. It left a country more dynamic, tolerant, socially equal and sexual, but also less literate, less polite and almost infinitely fractious...
...speech was sponsored by Encouraging Mankind to Perceive Others With Equal Respect (EMPOWER), The Harvard Foundation, the Ann Radcliffe Trust, and the Radcliffe Union of Students...
...judicial mandate, there are, in fact, several options between the extremes of outright legalization of gay marriage and an attempt to amend the constitution. While some extreme conservatives would do anything to avoid condoning what they view as a morally reprehensible action, we anticipate and encourage the extension of equal benefits to any and all couples that are committed to one another...
Liberals are big on rights. The 14th Amendment, according to the standard argument, extends to all citizens the equal protection of the laws. This guarantee must be upheld, especially when so basic a civic capacity as defending one's country is at stake. Discrimination on the basis of lifestyle is a clear-cut violation of individual dignity and self-determination, and as such cannot be countenanced. Conservatives take issue with such claims, objecting usually on the basis of unit cohesion. Rights, so the reasoning goes, are meaningful only insofar as a state can stay independent enough to secure them. Fighting...