|
Volume 5, Issue 3, Summer 1995
Up Front
Devolution: A Much Over Stated Case
Amitai Etzioni
The Brain: His and Hers
John Leo
The 1950s: Nostalgic Illusions?
Alan Ehrenhalt
Essays
A Precarious Balance: Economic Opportunity, Civil Society, and Political Liberty
Ralf Dahrendorf
As nations become further enmeshed in the global economy, new
challenges are emerging. Is it possible to promote economic
flexibility without undermining community? Can political liberty
remain a priority in the face of challenging economic conditions?
These and other questions are addressed by one of the West's leading
intellectuals.
Not Just the Sins of Our Fathers
Charles Kamasaki
Continuing our dialogue on affirmative action, the author argues that
it is not only past discrimination that public policy must seek to remedy.
What Makes a Good Urban Park?
Peter Katz
Modern parks are often victims of their own designs. But a few simple
guidelines can enable parks to achieve their aesthetic, social, and
political purposes.
Community Action
Community-Building Strategies in Smaller Cities: Longview and Tyler, Texas
Carole J. Hamner
Tax Credits and Family Values
C. Eugene Steuerle
The tax system's primary purpose may be to raise money. But it also can
express what value our nation places on marriage and children.
|
