Features
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Of Our Time: The Clinton Presidency, Take Three
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State of the Debate: Tough Guys
William Bennett, John DiIulio, and John Walters say it's time liberals faced the hard facts about crime. Maybe they should heed their own advice.
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State of the Debate: Quayle Hunting
Dan and Marilyn Quayle send--uh, try to send--a message on family values.
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Behind the Numbers: The Misdiagnosis of Eurosclerosis
Champions of the U.S. economic system say that Europe's generous social protections cause high unemployment. But it's the global economy that's driving up joblessness in Europe--just as it increases income inequality in the United States.
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Who Governs Globalism?
For at least a generation the U.S. has propped up the global economy by absorbing the world's surplus of goods. That's not good for the U.S. or its trading partners.
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Why Boomers Don't Spell Bust
We could afford the dependent baby boomer generation once--during its childhood. We can do it again when the boomers retire.
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Dead Center
The centrist politics of the election produced a shrunken electorate and mandate. Are there fresh sources of progressive energy at the grass roots?
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Clean Elections, How To
Public frustration with political influence peddling hasn't been this high since Watergate, and thanks to Maine we finally have an example of how to do reform right.
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Welfare as We Might Know It
Why I resigned in protest over President Clinton's signing of welfare reform--and what can still be done to repair it.
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When Preferences Disappear
Proposition 209 signals the end of gender and racial favoritism in California, but it may also be the beginning of affirmative action by other means.
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Are Black Diplomas Worth Less?
Relative to whites, minorities have made impressive gains in education attainment. Why are they still falling behind economically?
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The New China Lobby
Who bought American indulgence of China? Surprise--multinational corporations that fly the U.S. flag.
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Breaching the Great Wall
China's neomercantalism harms America's economic interests. A mutually beneficial relationship will take more assertive trade policies.
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Is There a Social Security Crisis?
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Below the Beltway: Goo-Goos Versus Populists
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How Low Can You Go?
