Archives > June 1998

Mailbag

Stern warning Oh, please! Grumbling about Dr. Laura is sort of like complaining about ice cream because it is not a good source of vitamin C. No, she's not a Christian, and yes, her answers are occasionally "blunt"

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Bill's bills

Even for presidents, they always come due

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Quotables

I must tell you that there is some truth in the bumper sticker the NRA has out that says, 'Guns don't kill people, people kill people.' House minority leader…

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This Week

The 'N' word The word is out. President Clinton has carefully tried to avoid drawing parallels between his administration's misdeeds and those that brought…

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Cultural danger signs

National |  Kids killing kids: Are we even paying attention?

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To execute or not?

International |  Pakistan faces that question on two fronts: its nuclear program and ongoing persecution of Christians

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Settling a score?

International |  Joyful Pakistanis shot their guns in the air, celebrating the news last week that their country had successfully detonated five nuclear bombs-settling, in the…

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Lock & key: No easy fit for persecution bill and realpolitik

International |  On May 14, lawmakers in the House of Representatives passed a bill to combat religious persecution overseas, which would presumably give the United States new…

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Return of Godless-zilla

Culture |  The Asian connection and other cultural buzz

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Fictionalizing the truth

Culture |  For relativists, the line between reality and fantasy is easily ignored

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Books: Baseball philosopher

Books |  Giamatti: scholar, moralist, sportswriter

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Sin in soft focus

How movie cameras, music, and lighting make sin look good

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