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Wattenberg's book has stirred a storm among politicians, academics and other public policy mavens. Critics charge that he provides a rationale for Big Brotherish intrusion into the intensely personal realm of childbearing. Indeed, Wattenberg believes the Government should encourage births with cash bonuses of up to $2,000 annually for each child 16 and under, tax deductions for day-care costs and forgiveness of educational loans in the case of graduates with babies. Other analysts are concerned that Wattenberg's data could be used to justify a rollback of proabortion laws, a reduction in sex education programs and perhaps...
...commands loyalty perhaps because monarchs are the last great icons of our secular age, the only larger-than-life figures who can still quicken belief while dwelling in mystery. If God is dead, long live the Queen! Their titles alone suggest that kings and princesses are ambassadors from the realm of fairy tale: Who ever heard of Good President Wenceslaus or The Prime Minister and the Pea? And if the very rich, as Hemingway said, are different from you and me, then the royals are different from the very rich, separated by some indefinable chasm from those who have merely...
According to the political side, the council could and should debate and take official stands on political issues that according to the "apolitical" faction fell outside the realm of student life, and so outside the sphere of council influence...
...film rights and turn it into a mini-series which those with brain cells can actually watch. Or perhaps he can persuade Avon books to buy it up, put on a slightly racy cover hinting of decadent Southern sensuality and drag a few suburban housewives into the realm of real literature. Otherwise, Mrs. Randall will remain a pleasure reserved only for those in the know...
...itself proud. America has refused to panic at the Russians' edge in the space race; it has calmly and competently chipped away at it--although much remains to be done. Yesterday's congratulatory messages from friendly nations were more than just formal gestures. They expressed relief that in this realm at least the U.S. had begun to vindicate the faith of its allies...