Francis Wheen takes a hugely enjoyable sweep through the tangled thickets of superstition and gullibility in which modern man likes to ramble. He tak…

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What the world needs now is more Americans. The U.S. is the first nation on earth deliberately dedicated to letting people choose what they want and …

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For the first half of this century, High Court judges have been cautious to the point of timidity in expressing any criticism of governmental action;…

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Why should people be expected to think about the meaning of life merely because they happen to be ill? That is just the time when there is no time to…

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If life was what you made of it, then it could not be made for you.

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Sexual relations, of course, have existed, exist, and will exist. However, this is in no way connected with the indispensability of the existence of …

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One of the unsung freedoms that go with a free press is the freedom not to read it.

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In real terms, there is a greater disparity of earnings between the very rich and the very poor.

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We want a system that will improve consistency and steadiness in the quality of government.

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