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  ARCHIVE ISSUE | "A few good men" May 06, 2006, Vol. 21, No. 18

Profiles in public service

COVER STORY | By Marvin Olasky, Russ Pulliam

Are there still public servants in Washington? Not grasping for power, but ready to give it up? That’s at the heart of a Christian understanding of how to live. John the Baptist said that Jesus “must increase and I must decrease.” But such thinking is foreign to many in Washington, who consider it folly to be a true public servant rather than a power accumulator. Here are two exceptions, departing White House faith-based programs chief Jim Towey and Indiana congressman Mark Souder.   More >>

ArrowFeatures ‘Affordable’ care Victoria Holowink
Health | Should Connecticut follow Massachusetts’ lead? More >>
Black man’s world? Anthony Bradley
Culture | Hip hop is the music of choice of suburban white—and Christian—kids More >>
Get the lead out Mark Bergin
Business | Mindless environmentalism threatens to undermine electronics industry More >>
Heartland uprising John Dawson
Politics | Massive protests by illegals create a backlash that is spreading More >>
Poll positioning Jamie Dean
GOP | Moderates and conservatives mix it up on the way to winning votes More >>
Racing to run a city Lynn Vincent
Politics | Conservatives who did not make New Orleans’ runoff election still count More >>
ArrowDispatches The Buzz
The latest on the week's biggest stories More >>
Gas price primer Hugh Hewitt
Geopolitical risks to the oil supply push prices up at the pump More >>
Quick Takes
Oddball occurences More >>
Quotables
Memorable things they said More >>
ArrowReviews American Dreamz Gene Edward Veith
Movies | This film exposes Hollywood’s strange political pathologies More >>
Nashville Star Gene Edward Veith
Television | This American Idol imitator has discovered some good talent More >>
ArrowNotebook Crying to the bank Timothy Lamer
Money | American bank customers are paying billions in fees for their accounts More >>
Gathering storm Edward E. Plowman
Religion | Vote could split the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) More >>
Bean ball John Dawson
Sports | Jose Mesa is three-for-three in hitting former teammate Omar Vizquel More >>
ArrowVoices The new baby boom Joel Belz
Remember all the jokes about big families? More >>
Dhimmi-nized Gene Edward Veith
Scared Westerners single out one religion for kid-gloves treatment More >>
This body of death Andrée Seu
Carry it well and carry it all the time More >>
Mailbag Guest Columnist
Letters from our readers More >>
Re-defining moment Marvin Olasky
Time to reflect on what compassionate conservatism is—and isn’t More >>
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