Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...what about the impact on the freighted social interactions we euphemistically refer to as dating? "I bet that within a year, you'll see women's-magazine articles saying, 'How to Tell If It's You or Viagra,'" says James R. Petersen, who has written the Playboy Advisor column for the past 22 years. He adds, "I think Viagra is going to be as monumental as the birth-control pill." No less an authority than Bob Guccione, publisher of Penthouse magazine, believes the drug will "free the American male libido" from the emasculating doings of feminists. And not only that...
Your issue on the great leaders and revolutionaries of the 20th century was quite absorbing as it highlighted those who imagined a better society and had the ability to lead people toward their vision [TIME 100, April 13]. Looking at the social upheavals of this century, one would conclude that we have not in any way completed this journey. TIME's leader of the next century will be the person who can envision and provide a society that ensures individual freedom and a better quality of life without relying on economic growth. Technology will improve our lives, but the true...
...dawned amid the evils of unrestrained capitalism, symbolized by the emergence of industrial giants and a landed aristocracy. The inevitable consequence was the rise of communism. Today, as the century draws to a close, we are witnessing not only the fall of communism but sadly also the collapse of social-welfare systems for the disadvantaged. Unbridled capitalism is showing its ugly face. Once again the worker of the world is insecure. MADAN SAULDIE Cologne, Germany...
...takes an agile mind to defend drunk driving and kids' smoking. Take the modest proposal to set the drunk-driving threshold at .08 blood-alcohol content nationwide--stricter than the .10 standard in 34 states. The liquor lobby long played on the fear that .08 would mean social drinkers who've had a few after work would all fail the Breathalizer. But research shows you can drink yourself silly before reaching .08: a 170-lb. man can guzzle four martinis inside an hour on an empty stomach before he gets there. He may not be sloppy drunk, but who wants...
...arguments, that the price hike places an unfair burden on the poor, who smoke the most and, ironically, save the country money by dying early? Industry advocates contend that a smoker with a pack-a-day habit pays so much in cigarette tax and collects so much less in Social Security benefits that society ends up ahead. But isn't premature death as fiscal policy a little hard to square with right-to-life and family values...