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...consequences, Supporters claim that, for whatever reason, corporal punishment works in halting negative behavior. While this utilitarian perspective may have a certain puritan appeal, it hardly seems like reason enough to teach children we don't have to work out problems with other people, especially if they are weaker than us. All we have to do is use our belts, rather than our heads...

Author: By Nancy S. Park, | Title: Sparing the Child | 1/24/1996 | See Source »

...would the U.S. need MPRI? The Dayton accord calls for disarmament negotiations to reduce the Bosnian Serbs' military edge over the weaker Muslim-Croat Federation. While its European allies vigorously disagree, the U.S. believes that even if arms control shrinks the Bosnian Serb arsenal, the federation will require new weaponry to ensure a military balance in the region. The accord allows arms to start flowing into the region beginning in mid-March. "We will not be able to leave unless the Bosnian government is armed and prepared to defend itself," says Democratic Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware. "That...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOSNIA: GENERALS FOR HIRE | 1/15/1996 | See Source »

With regard to the memorial of the World War II German soldier McPhearson says, "It complicates the matter and makes the argument against [memorial proponents] weaker, but I suppose you could say 'two wrongs don't make a right...

Author: By Justin C. Danilewtiz, | Title: Memorial Fans Flames of Smoldering Controversy | 1/10/1996 | See Source »

...country from the Atlantic coast to western Kentucky, killing 86 people, piling drifts as high as 20 feet at New York airports and icing highways in an ill-prepared Atlanta. The ride is not quite over. An aftershock of sorts dusted Washington with more snow Tuesday as a weaker storm headed for New England. And by Friday, another large storm will form along the southern coast that is expected to provide a memorable echo of Sunday's deluge. "One computer model, the one that predicted the last storm, says that it will track up the coast and produce heavy snow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Next? | 1/9/1996 | See Source »

...these economic consequences of the budget deficit lead to less economic growth and more wage stagnation. The result is a weaker and poorer America filled with citizens battling over a steadily shrinking economic pie. Perhaps in such an economic climate the Democratic party would thrive given its ability to cater to special interest groups...

Author: By Bradley L. Whitman, | Title: A Test of the American Spirit | 12/16/1995 | See Source »

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