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They are convinced, I believe, of something wholly untrue--that the possession of weapons gives them stature, makes them more American. This idea too was a Colt-manufactured myth, indeed, an ad slogan: "God may have made men, but Samuel Colt made them equal." The notion of guns as instruments of equality ought to seem self-evidently crazy, but for a long time Hollywood--and thus we all--lived by it. Cultural historian Richard Slotkin of Wesleyan University debunks it forever in a recent essay, "Equalizer: The Cult of the Colt." "If we as individuals have to depend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Get Rid of the Damned Things | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

...remain so for 20 years or so until the baby-boom retirement hits us full-force.) The fight is over that last trillion (give or take a few hundred billion). Republicans want to give $792 billion of it back to the people, and Clinton wants to spend a nearly equal portion -- $750 billion, by some calculations -- on defense, on education, on new Medicare benefits like prescription-drug coverage. He?s willing to cut taxes a little, and Republicans are willing to spend a little, but that?s essentially...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: I could use the money. So could you. Why a big tax cut still isn't such a great idea | 8/6/1999 | See Source »

...other candidates getting a short shrift, Berke argued that it's impossible to give everyone equal, adequate coverage...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Berke Leads Discussion at IOP | 8/6/1999 | See Source »

...other candidates getting a short shrift, Berke argued that it's impossible to give everyone equal, adequate coverage...

Author: By Jonelle M. Lonergan, | Title: HARVARD BRIEFS | 8/6/1999 | See Source »

...their websites and get valuable personal information from the recipients. Web-WorksMarketing.com said its free stock was worth $38.40 a share, which beats the company's gross revenues of $26. Likewise, American Space Corp. distributed shares, although it had no offices, employees or contracts. The investing lesson? Free could equal worthless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Money: Aug. 2, 1999 | 8/2/1999 | See Source »

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