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  • This Happy State0

    By Jim Walker Illustration by Ralph Butler IN DEALING WITH PIRATES AND TERRORISTS THE NEWLY FORMED UNITED STATES of AMERICA REAFFIRMED ITS NONRELIGIOUS STATUS. Unlike governments of the past, the American Founders set up a government divorced from religion. The establishment of a secular government did not require a reflection to themselves about its origin;

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  • School Vouchers and School Equity0

    By Paul E. Peterson Illustration by Chris Gall Economist Milton Friedman claims school vouchers, by stirring market competition, will create more efficient schools. Whether or not he's right, there's every reason to think vouchers will produce more equity in public education. This is not the conventional wisdom, of course. Mainly the issue is debated as

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  • No Abaya for McSally0

    By John W. Whitehead Illustration by James Mellett When Lt. Col. Martha McSally takes to the skies, she is the embodiment of a modern-day hero: courageous, selfless, and loyal to God and country. She is a patriot who has willingly put her life on the line to protect American interests abroad-a perfect example of how

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  • Letters0

    Observation on Editorials Your editorials (aside from their lengthiness) reveal your observation and effort to write them. You are a fit successor to preceding editors Roland Hegstad and Clifford Goldstein. In the January-February issue you refer to "these United States" and "these blessed states." The name of our country is "the United States." It is

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  • Editorial0

    Monday, July 16, 2001 12:00 noon: I'm at the U.S. Capitol to sit in on a press briefing in room H-157. Usually I take the Metro from our offices in Silver Spring, and walk the few blocks from Union Station to the Capitol. A little early, I decide to drive in and take a chance

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  • Working For Freedom0

    Working For Freedom By James D. Standish The name Eric Liddell may have faded into obscurity, but at the 1924 Paris Olympic Games, Eric's name was on everyone's lips. Eric, a strapping Scotsman with an enormous athletic prowess, had done what few others have. After years of training, and with the Olympic expectations of his

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