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...road to that society is clear-cut, straight and narrow: tear down the liberal welfare state, cut taxes, cut government spending, reduce entitlements, balance the budget, sign the Contract with America, dump Clinton and his liberal friends, give power to the states. Privatize, debureaucratize, downsize! And if America fails to heed his call? "The consequences will be incalculable," he writes. "The underclass of poverty and violence will continue to grow. Our economy will gradually fall farther and farther behind those of our best competitors. Our vision will blur and our civilization continue to lose its focus...
Having seen science confirm the Bible in some instances and tear it down in others, most scholars have edged toward a middle-of-the-road position. As the Biblical Archaeology Review's Shanks puts it, "You can't look at the text literally. It wasn't written as modern history is written. But on the other hand, it's certainly not made...
...gets no reimbursement for the $5-an-hour baby-sitting fees she incurs responding to an emergency. She logs more than 1,000 miles on her car each month, and the 22¢ a mile she is compensated barely covers the costs of gas, let alone the wear and tear on her 1983 Toyota Corolla. Yet she is indefatigable. "Every night when I'm driving home, I think, 'Are all my kids safe? Will they stay that way until tomorrow morning?"' Case says. "If not, I turn around and head back to the office...
Clashes between Israeli soldiers and and Palestinians just a week before the Israeli army is to pull out of the West Bank town of Nablus have put a crucial phase of the Israel-PLO autonomy agreement in doubt. Thursday, troops fired tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades at the Fatah Hawks after Ahmed Tabouk, head of the Palestinian gang, led armed followers through the town firing hundreds of bullets into the air and hurling stones at passing Israeli military vehicles. TIME's Jamil Hamad reports from the West Bank: "These protests will continue because it is no longer...
...diversity and ethnic separatism ... America's destination is the Balkans," does little except kindle a sense of despair and insecurity. Krauthammer avoids the tough questions: When and how will this happen? Can it be prevented? While he is right in noting that ethnically driven forces have the potential to tear the U.S. asunder, Krauthammer's essay is bereft of viable solutions or practical advice on what can be done. ALEX RIVERO Springfield, Virginia...