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Both the Baptist minister in Chicago and PTL's Bakker feel concern for their congregations. But PTL traps its audience in a Pavlovian circle of wealth coupled to religion, a ritual of cash register bell-ringing. Like commercial television, it inflames material appetites and arouses expectations, rather than hopes. Facing...
One of the premises of the democratic process is that the loser accepts his defeat and in return is given an opportunity to win on another occasion. It depends on a moderate center whose evolution is almost inevitably thwarted in a developing country when a totalitarian element succeeds in organizing...
"Chasing the Mustangs" [Nov. 16] is written from the point of view of humans who are having an exciting time corralling these magnificent animals. The horses hardly have a chance against helicopters and "steel traps." These creatures are a reminder of our free-roaming heritage. They should be left to...
One image from the travel brochure that still rings true, an apt metaphor for a region blessed by God and not yet ruined by man, is the sturdy mangrove. It is found nowhere in the U.S. but Florida. With its gnarled roots stretching down into salty water that would kill...
The six hour bus drive from Princeton to Cambridge can rally drag. Who likes Jersey Turnpike fumes, Big Apple traffic, and Connecticut speed-traps? But returning Sunday afternoon from another first-place finish at last weekend's Ivy League Tournament in Princeton, the Harvard women's soccer team didn't...