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Smarmy politicians, operating behind the aegis of public goods provision, have turned gambling, which was, or even still is, a socially unacceptable pursuit, into a fiscal and political treasure-trove. The bottom line is, if gambling is immoral, the government should get out, and if it is not immoral, it...

Author: By David Lehn, | Title: Don't Bet on Government | 4/13/1996 | See Source »

Another strategy the report discusses is to actually allow the war in Chechnya to worsen. When things became bad enough, as the report puts it, Yeltsin could declare "an emergency concentration of power in the hands of the President for the sake of restoring constitutional order." There is no provision...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMPAIGN '96 RUSSIA: YELTSIN'S SECRET REPORT ON HOW TO CALL OFF THE VOTE | 4/8/1996 | See Source »

Representative Elton Gallegly, the California Republican who sponsored the amendment, couldn't agree more. Educating the 355,000 illegal-immigrant children in his state's public schools will cost taxpayers $2 billion next year alone. "What [illegal immigration] has done to the quality of public education in California is unbelievable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SCHOOL'S OUT? | 4/1/1996 | See Source »

But defeat of the indecency provision will not stop attempts, right and left, to regulate speech deemed anti-social. Freedom of speech, like the freedom to vote for whomever you choose, even a long-term incumbent, seems burden-some to many people. The campaign for government regulation of the media...

Author: By Wendy Kaminer, | Title: Media Regulation Takes Away Rights | 3/22/1996 | See Source »

Aficionados of speech that liberals or conservatives might deem indecent have a similar, moral right to air their alleged perversities, or share information about sexual activity, even when children are eavesdropping. Since the possibility of eavesdropping on the Internet is practically unavoidable, the telecommunications law requires that adults limit their...

Author: By Wendy Kaminer, | Title: Media Regulation Takes Away Rights | 3/22/1996 | See Source »

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