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Robinson failed to mention that the E.U. is a completely new idea: something never seen before. So Europe isn't "self-doubting," Europe is improving itself. For instance the bailout of Greece shows Europe's ability to react to a never seen situation: there are now discussions over a European monetary fund. Etienne Delaunay, REUTLINGEN, GERMANY...
...after the Cold War. Last month's modest accord leaves unanswered how arms control might transition into disarmament. No one knows how to get to zero. But any hope of that will depend on realism's giving way to optimism--and the belief that an abundance of thermonuclear weapons isn't the most effective way to stop people from slaughtering one another...
Something about Henri Matisse always brings to mind the famous line from André Gide: "Do not understand me too quickly." Isn't that what we so often do with Matisse? We rush to indulge in the pleasures his art provides without coming to grips with its complexities. Compared with the Cubist-period work of his near contemporary Picasso - one picture after another that can be like a cheese grater for the eyes - even the most recondite Matisse is pretty beguiling. All those canvases flush with rose pink and aqua, filled with dancers and flowers and fruit - it's hard...
Idaho is one of several states dealing with hunter harassment, an issue that manifests itself in unique forms across the U.S. "Harassment is a problem," says Andrew Arulanandam, spokesman for the National Rifle Association (NRA). "And what we're trying to do is make sure it isn't a problem. We're always trying to preserve the safety of hunters." The bill that recently passed both houses in Idaho - and was then signed by Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter on April 8 - extends hunter protections in two ways: by taking state-issued hunting permits, licenses and tags out of the public...
Government watchdogs, meanwhile, worry that taking away forms of oversight, even when there isn't a pressing need for it, sets a dangerous precedent. "We're taking another piece [of information] in order to stroke and soothe one small segment of society," says Charles Davis, executive director for the National Freedom of Information Coalition. "And if you do that over and over again, guess what's going to happen to public information at the end of the day? There's not going...