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A public school's private shame

Cover Story | It's almost September. Do you know where your kids are?

In this issue: "Dirty little secret," Aug. 23, 1997

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Polishing the crown jewel

International |  On the 50th anniversary of India's independence from Britain, think gospel-not Gandhi

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Court Jester Awards

National |  Just how important are nominations for federal judgeships? The Family Research Council recently released its 1997 Court Jester Awards, which prove that…

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Judge Not

National |  Reno demands quick confirmations of judicial appointees; conservatives say life tenure requires more careful scrutiny

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The hot-air industry

National |  Environmental theology is expanding government power

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This Week

An active judiciary Producers of child pornography, in an exercise in creative depravity, have turned to two techniques to get around federal child-porn laws:

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Culture Notes

Culture |  The last beatnik The death of novelist William S. Burroughs, from a heart attack at age 83, marks the final passing of the Beat generation. Poet Allen…

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Film: Paranoid fiction

Movies |  Hollywood imagines conspiracies; Washington fuels them

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Books: Puritanical hang-ups

Books |  The real Puritans have much to teach the modern mind

Voices

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A crazy idea

The tragedy of American college education

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Learning to be quiet

Why church bodies should stop meddling in civil affairs

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Second-hand steam

Why do we tolerate simulation when the real thing's not allowed?

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