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...call him conservative is not very helpful without knowing whether it applies more to means or to ends. If conservatives are inclined to respect precedent, does that include the precedents they abhor? If Congress overreaches, is the court being too "activist" by stepping in? Some conservatives care most about freedom, others about order; when the two values conflict, which one will he favor? He will try hard not to give any definite answers...
...report on the growing controversy over teaching "intelligent design"--a faith-based alternative to Darwin's theory of evolution--in public-school classrooms drew hundreds of impassioned letters from scientists, clergy, educators and students on both sides of the debate, all arguing for freedom of thought...
...other source. Too often those in this country, who decry the "mainstream news media" as liberally biased, forget that the Founding Fathers wrote the First Amendment to protect our democracy, not to destroy it. By keeping Rove's identity confidential, Cooper, in the finest tradition of journalism, proved that freedom of the press protects all of us, regardless of race, religion or political affiliation. Jonathan Greene Los Angeles...
...your ex. Stephen King, who needs a name for a woman he kills in his next novel, will join 15 other authors on eBay next month to auction the right to christen a character in their upcoming books. The money will go to a nonprofit that defends freedom of information and expression, but several writers have placed restrictions on winning bids. Pulitzer prizewinner Michael Chabon won't use a name he finds "mischievous" or "offensive." Lemony Snicket warns that his top bidder's entry may get "mutilated." And while King is creepily demanding a physical description along with the name...
What would happen if the drinking age was rolled back to 18 or 19? Initially, there would be a surge in binge drinking as young adults savored their newfound freedom. But over time, I predict, U.S. college students would settle into the saner approach to alcohol I saw on the one campus I visited where the legal drinking age is 18: Montreal's McGill University, which enrolls about 2,000 American undergraduates a year. Many, when they first arrive, go overboard, exploiting their ability to drink legally. But by midterms, when McGill's demanding academic standards must...