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100 Sports 100 Women 100 Inspiring Athletes
Category: Athletic Arena Published: July 2006
"Thirty years ago, 100 vignettes of elite female athletes in 100 different sports would have been hard to come by. Today . . . Well, see for yourself."
 
America Breaks Free Mark Skousen
Category: USA Yesterday Published: July 2006
"This nation," declared Benjamin Franklin, "was established in spite of [any number of] obstacles, with an expedition, energy, wisdom, and success which the whole history of human affairs has not, hitherto, given an example."
 
Ancient Greece's Death Penalty Dilemma and Its Influence on Modern Society Robert Blecker
Category: The World Yesterday Published: July 2006
". . . The moral truth, based in the jury's intuition . . . is that mysterious mix of reason and emotion that combines to determine whether a person really, not merely rationally, desrves to die."
 
Desert Diplomacy: No End in Sight to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Gerald E. Marsh
Category: Worldview Published: July 2006
"A full acceptance by the Israelis and Palestinians of the legitimate presence of the other and their right to exist in peace is a precondition that is unlikely to be accepted by either party any time soon."
 
He Came, He Saw, He Wrote Jim Woodard
Category: USA Yesterday Published: July 2006
Almost 200 yrs have passed since lawyer/poet Francis Scott Key had a ringside seat to one of the greatest battles in American history. When the smoke had cleared, the US had defeated Great Britain in the War of 1812 and our nation had a new anthem.
 
How Could I Be So Stupid? Robert J. Sternberg
Category: Psychology Published: July 2006
Intelligent individuals, by virtue of being smart, often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path to behaving in just such a maner.
 
Imbibing and the Bible Armando Favazza
Category: Religion Published: July 2006
While the Good Book certainly does not advocate alcoholism, an awful lot of drinking was taking place during biblical times. Of course, the same can be said today.
 
Perfecting the Art of International Management & Investment Ireland J. Stewart
Category: Business & Finance Published: July 2006
"In theory and in practice, every transaction should have integrity. This has to be the belief that American companies carry with them--no matter where they operate."
 
Saving the Ownership Society Larry P. Arnn
Category: American Thought Published: July 2006
"Our Founders practices the art of constitutional government, under which government is limited and people have the right to provide for themselves. If we lose that, we will find ourselves in a condition of poverty too deep to measure in monetary terms."
 
The Big Top Remains the Greatest Show on Earth Wayne M. Barrett
Category: Entertainment Published: July 2006
The 136th edition from Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey features the most profound changes in more than half a century as the circus has taken on a whole new look.
 
The Georgia Peach Hit His Stride Richard Bak
Category: Athletic Arena Published: July 2006
Determined to "hurl red hell on his way to a score," Ty Cobb increasingly became more aggressive and imaginative during his first few seasons with the Detroit Tigers, exhibiting a lethal combination of speed, size, muscle, and guile.
 
The Master of 3-D Pop Art
Category: Focus on Pop Art Published: July 2006
George Bush, Bill Clinton, Julia Roberts, and Bill Gates are among the scores of prominent patrns of the arts who have original Fazzino works--renowned for their vibrant colors, exceptional detail, and frenetic energy--in their private collections.
 
The Slippery Slope to National Health Care Michael Tanner
Category: National Affairs Published: July 2006
A mandate forcing individuals to purchase health insurance not only would be impractical, unenforceable & prohibitively expensive, it would represent...another unconstitutional breach of the people's right to live free from onerous government regulation.
 
Whatever Happened to the Family Film? Philip F. Anschutz
Category: Mass Media Published: July 2006
Hollywood today mistakenly believes that, to be successful, movies must be hip, edgy, shocking, and rife with sex, foul language, violence, and bad taste.