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Under sniper fire during an embassy demonstration in Yemen, a Marine colonel (Samuel L. Jackson) orders his men to shoot at the demonstrators; 83 Yemenis are killed. At the colonel's court martial, his attorney (Tommy Lee Jones) cries bureaucratic cover-up--which the script, from a story by former...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Rules Of Engagement | 4/17/2000 | See Source »

It is too bad that the spokespeople for anti-abortionists take these rhetorical easy-outs because they reflect poorly on the vast majority of anti-abortionists who condemn violence. Their tactics prevent meaningful dialogue with abortion activists, who understandably find it hard to engage in civil discourse with Nathanson, and...

Author: By Meredith B. Osborn, | Title: Condemning Abortion Extremists | 3/23/2000 | See Source »

Let's play "20 Rhetorical Questions." Is "Believe" the best dance record of the year, or the one most people have heard of? Is Eminem a better rapper than the Roots? Is Sheryl Crow's "Sweet Child O' Mine" the best female rock vocal, or just Ms. Crow butchering one...

Author: By Daryl Sng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: In the Mix | 3/3/2000 | See Source »

But I'm not in Vegas. I'm in Connecticut--heading toward Uncasville, home of the Mohegan Tribal Nation, to be exact. The pale halo I see is the reflection of my own headlights in the enveloping fog. It is 12:45 a.m. on Sunday morning. I have been driving...

Author: By Robert J. Coolbrith, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Reservation for One: One man, one hundred dollars and 15 hours at Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun | 3/2/2000 | See Source »

Despite the rhetorical frenzy, however, the election-season trading of insults is unlikely to disrupt business as usual. The One China policy fashioned by Nixon and Henry Kissinger has been sustained precisely because it's a kind of geopolitical don't-ask-don't-tell, which can mean different things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beijing-Taiwan Threats Are Election-Year Staple | 2/24/2000 | See Source »

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