Word: equalization
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Coleman, a protege of Justice Thurgood Marshall, wrote legal briefs for Brown v. Board of Education, the 1954 case in which "separate but equal" racial segregation was declared unconstitutional...
...long been a tenet of conservative family-values orthodoxy that mothers should stay home with young children. Eagle Forum president Phyllis Schlafly, who racked up countless frequent-flyer miles killing the Equal Rights Amendment, says, "The baby needs enormous care for a long time. Hired caretakers are no substitute for a mother." William Kristol, editor of the conservative magazine the Weekly Standard, says,"At the end of the day, family is more important than work as a way to break the cycle of dependency...
...simply unfair to make young children feel that they are outsiders because of their faith. Any student can pray when and where they wish individually. Under the Federal Equal Access Act, high school students can even form prayer clubs and use school property. As for moments of silence that are not used for prayer, there are plenty of those already during the school day. Anyone can steal a few moments to meditate...
...turns knowing and witty. But the question remains: Can a glossy, expensive-looking magazine devoted to profiling the likes of former Democratic National Committee chair David Wilhelm justify the big investment and an initial press run of 500,000 (an optimistic figure that would give George a circulation roughly equal to Details...
...thrift and industry, Michael Kinsley nitpicked about reverse discrimination and quotas [ESSAY, Aug. 28]. One hears scant protest when wealthy alumni donate far greater sums to the Harvards and Yales of America for the benefit of wealthy whites. How quickly white people refer to the Constitution and equal opportunity when their interests are even minutely affected. In this instance there is no need for debate. McCarty has been a good and faithful citizen in a land where, for nonwhites, love of country has been rewarded with scorn. I applaud the McCartys of the world for their generosity of spirit. GEORGE...