Truth, Justice and the Middle-American Way
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The buzz out of early screenings is that "The Incredibles," set to be released Nov. 5, carries a considerably more middle-American sensibility than the usual fare from Hollywood.
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Comment is free: Madeleine Bunting: The new honesty of community leaders must be matched by a strategy from government that is patient and painstaking.
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Comparing the Administration's war rationale to the facts on the ground
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The Americans have run out of explanations, but not excuses.
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Forget the coasts. A new study finds the highest rates of pitching in to help the community are in Middle America.
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&quot;America&#39;s trying to put on a show to demonstrate to the world that we can be fair and just. It&#39;s clear to us just by reading the rules, even before we get into the courtroom, that it&#39;s not fair, it&#39;s not
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At issue is a debate about the fundamental nature of Islam and its role in building an equitable society.
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&quot;Our system is based on freedom of speech,&quot; said Nathan Melton of Spanish Fork. Whether people agree with someone&#39;s opinions or not, each person has the right to be heard.
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Susan Jacoby's new book bemoans the state of American culture. Not only are citizens ignorant about essential knowledge, she says, but they also donât think it matters.
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A pro-Palestinian documentary that presents a condensed argument in favor of prosecuting Israeli leaders in the court of American public opinion.
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Liberal bias versus right-wing conspiracy is a wonderful distraction. There is evidence enough on both sides. How can opposite claims be true? Confront a physicist with evidence supporting contradictory hypotheses and she will go looking for a more basic cause. Let's try that.
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Trust is the N.C.A.A.Âs chief weapon against mischief, even though the truth is in no oneÂs best interest. Truth could doom bowls and dash television ratings and end careers.
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"God on Trial: Dispatches From America's Religious Battlefields" (Viking, 362 pages, $26.95) &#151; Peter Irons: Combining legal analysis with good storytelling, a lawyer-professor explores church-state disputes.
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All wars, even the noblest, bring a reckoning of means and ends. The war on terrorism has long since lost its crisp moral lines. We may agree that terrorism is wicked, but we're still unsure about how to answer it
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New insight into how Americans perceive the interaction between religion and politics.
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Grand lessons from grand larceny: An inspiring tale for today's youth.
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I am a professor of geography visiting Taiwan, and have read about the proposed construction of a freeway from Taipei to Hualien. The experience of communities in North America and Europe has been fairly consistent