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...death penalty debate would have particular resonance in the context of the current Republican agenda in Congress. Newt Gingrich and his colleagues, mounting an all-out attack on big government, bemoan the ineffectiveness and incompetence of government bureaucracy. At the same time--with no argument from Clinton--they strive to put ever-more-powerful weapons in the hands of the criminal justice apparatus; the GOP crime bill passed by the House would speed up the execution process and give police broader search powers. Such selective surgery on governmental powers shows that the Republican crusade isn't mostly about government...
...Unplugged has become the place where boys strive to be men, women to be divas, and rockers of any gender or persuasion can become megastars. Unplugged albums are showing up ever more frequently at the top of the charts, and the unplugged ethos has influenced much of pop music. The very term unplugged has entered the language, connoting that something or someone has stripped off the gaudy trappings of the disinformation age and gone back to basics. MTV this month is launching a new series of Unplugged concerts, featuring some of the hottest acts in pop music. Among them: Grammy...
...offended when women like Koestner mouth pieties about victimization, and in a stunning, unqualified, denigration of all men, she notes, "If I were a man, I would most of all hate that because of my gender, I was a potential rapist. I would strive to change that...
...were a man, I would most of all hate that because of my gender I was a potential rapist. I would strive to change that," said Koestner, who graduated from William and Mary in May with a degree in public policy and women's studies. "I'm not afraid to beg you to help...
...Even among experts who strive mightly and sincerely to be impartial in their assessments, policy preferences will nevertheless significantly influence the interpretation of data and evidence when uncertainties are present," writes Brooks in a paper published in Science, Technology, & Human Values...