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A Golden Vision Brian Boxer Wachler
Category: Athletic Arena Published: January 2011
Steven Holcomb's bobsled career and childhood dream of winning an Olympic gold medal were dashed forever--or so it seemed.
 
Celebrating Three Giants of Photography
Category: Focus Published: January 2011
"On view are a number of great treasures, including Alfred Stieglitz's famous portraits of Georgia O'Keeffe, Edward Steichen's striking images of the Flatiron building, and Paul Strand's pioneering abstractions."
 
Dali Meets Disney
Category: Contemporary Art Published: January 2011
Who knows what Ron English, the Bart Simpson of the art world, will come up with next.
 
How Presidential Administrations Cheat at Monopoly Amity Shlaes
Category: Business & Finance Published: January 2011
The rules of the game were violated by FDR--and now by Barack Obama. Both refused to acknowledge--clost to a century apart--that "recovery will not happen from the top."
 
Locating Bin Laden John L. Scherer
Category: National Security Published: January 2011
"It is time to find--and fix--America's mortal enemy."
 
Manipulating the Human Embryo Christiane Nusslein-Volhard
Category: Science & Technology Published: January 2011
"The most important factor . . . Is to proceed with care and ensure that possible contributions of medical research to reduce pain and suffering are not prohibited for fear of misuse."
 
Note to Obama: The King Is Dead Mike Pence
Category: American Thought Published: January 2011
"What the nation says--informed by its long history, impelled by the laws of nature and nature's God--is that we as a people are not to be ruled or commanded."
 
ObamaCare's Rocky Road to Reality Steve Riczo
Category: National Affairs Published: January 2011
". . . If the law ultimately is repealed, it should be replaced with a streamlined version that more sensibly meets the objectives of universal coverage at a more affordable price."
 
The Economic Slump Goes On and On and . . . James W. Thomson
Category: Economics Published: January 2011
"There is a substantial chance that the U.S. economy is headed into a lost decade, similar to what Japan has experienced in the last 15 years. . . ."
 
The Screwtape Letters: Sophistications and Self-Absorption Dolores T. Puterbaugh
Category: Literary Scene Published: January 2011
In a world in which simple has becoome synonymous with either ascetism or stupidity, is if preferable to be sophisticated or simple?
 
TV in the Third Dimension Raymond L. Fischer
Category: Mass Media Published: January 2011
Stereoscopic 3D marks the next big event in television's development.
 
Unearthing the Dazzle of Diamonds (and Other Gorgeous Gemstones)
Category: Museums Today Published: January 2011
The exhibition combines the beauty of nature with the creativity of human artistry.
 
Unsustainability in Today's International Development Jeffrey Tyler Matuella , Robert Pillers
Category: Worldview Published: January 2011
World governments and NGOs should make the practice of freebie development--otherwise known as charity--more difficult by establishing specific and limited circumstances under which that type of aid is acceptable.
 
Why Do They Cheat and Lie? Ish Major
Category: Life in America Published: January 2011
There are plenty of excuses made by lots of men after they have had to come clean about their affairs.
 
Why God Seems to Be MIA Jim Pace
Category: Religion Published: January 2011
Many wonder why He does not step in more often to alleviate the world's suffering, but if He were to do so, the consequences would be more significant than we suspect.