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...Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to call new elections, it's highly unlikely there will be progress anytime soon on peace initiatives in the Middle East. But that doesn't mean the U.S. should be idle. If it is to gain trust in the Arab world and dispel the notion that it will support Israel no matter what, the Administration needs to spell out publicly what the Palestinians must do to win U.S. support for their longed-for state. Washington should also show what it believes the boundaries of such a state should be, with real maps, and outline...
Pinker’s talk focused on the material in his new book The Blank Slate. Currently at number 10 on the New York Times Best-seller list, the book explores the notion of human nature and its moral and political implications...
...discipline to dispel pervasive myths about human nature. The book’s title comes from Locke’s famous belief that a baby’s mind is a “blank page” bereft of knowledge about the world. For Pinker, this utterly false notion has produced a suite of modern ills, from modish parenting methods to the architecture of the Carpenter Center...
...community. “I definitely have my own beef with this fraternity and I’ve ranted about it in various contexts,” Skier s says. “I don’t know what their policy on transgendered members is, but my notion is that they would probably not include a transgendered female member in their club as a male...
...state income tax. "This turned from an election spotlighted on education to one focused on pocketbook issues," says Susan MacManus, a leading Florida political analyst at the University of South Florida in Tampa. While the chief voter concern was schools, she notes, Floridians were willing to entertain the notion of change. "But when they suddenly start thinking about all the economic uncertainty we're living under now, then change of leadership is a lot less appealing." Florida GOP Chairman Al Cardenas concurred: "People in Florida realized at the end of the day that Jeb Bush has their utter confidence...