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...Masson raises some intriguing points, even if he insists on doing so at the top of his voice. Psychotherapy is a big and largely unchallenged business in the U.S.; many of its practitioners wield considerable influence over personal lives and public policy. Once in a while, it does no harm to listen to an alarmist hollering that some of those shrinks have no clothes...
After seven years of loyal service, the Vice President must offer his own vision to America. Will the Reagan legacy harm or help him? -- "I' ve been underestimated over and over again," Bush tells TIME. "He' s a blank slate," says Michael Dukakis. -- Garry Wills on the rise of the ultimate yes- man. -- Calvin Trillin discovers a newer, prepackaged New Orleans. -- See NATION...
...chilling effects of the disclosure of these types of documents is real and has the potential to harm the quality of decisions," Schwartz said. But, he added, "as a general matter, we take the public right to know very seriously...
Among its many provisions, the law will allow the President to block a foreign takeover of a U.S. company if the deal would harm national security. The legislation also directs the White House to speed up efforts to reduce foreign pirating of U.S. patents and copyrights. Perhaps the single most ; important provision will require the Government to begin comprehensive investigations of the trade practices of countries like Japan that allegedly maintain numerous barriers against imports. But what action to take, if any, is largely left up to the President. The legislation no longer contains the highly protectionist amendment proposed...
While the regulation will be a blow to the users of halon and CFCs, it could, ironically, produce a windfall for producers. Until substitutes that do not harm the ozone become available, the prices of the chemicals may surge because of limited supplies. Recognizing that possibility, the EPA has asked for public comment on two ways of preventing producers from making excessive profits. One proposal calls for a special tax on earnings from CFC and halon sales, the other for the Government to auction off manufacturing rights, making a company pay for the privilege of producing the chemicals...