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The Communitarian Update
Number 31
October 30, 2000
Bush/Gore Privacy Policy
Those interested in the privacy positions of presidential candidates
Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush might
wish to see the transcript on our web site of the recent forum
we conducted. Congressman Ed Markey and former mayor of Indianapolis
Stephen Goldsmith laid out the candidates positions. Read the transcript
at: http://www.gwu.edu/~ccps/monarch.html.
Communitarian Dialogue on eCircles!
We are about to launch a communitarian dialogue site on eCircles. You will
shortly receive an invitation to join the discussion. We will post a new
topic about once a month. Speak your mind on issues important to communitarians
and dialogue with others.
New Issue of The Responsive Community!
(Free sample issues available)
SCROLL DOWN FOR OTHER NEWS
Volume 10, Issue 4, Fall 2000
Up Front
A Nation Still Divided by Race -- Nat Hentoff
Federal Role Reversal -- Daniel Schorr
The Toughest Pill to Swallow -- Amitai Etzioni
Essays
Towards a Transcultural Value System: A New Perspective on Relativism -- Nicos Mouzelis
One can say "no" to the universality of the golden rule without saying "yes" to cultural
relativism. Here's how.
Should We Put Faith in Charitable Choice? -- Amy Sherman
A divisive topic since its inclusion in the 1996 welfare reform law, charitable choice
has the potential to reconfigure church-state relations in the name of the public
good. But does it work? Is it constitutional? In a symposium on the issue, Amy
Sherman attempts to provide some answers--and Steven K. Green, Marvin Olasky,
and Melissa Rogers respond with some new questions.
Religion, Resistance, and the Curious History of America's Public Schools -- Stephen L. Carter
Why religion is an essential subversive force in America--and how the state has tried to nullify it.
Traditional Values for the Digital Age -- Tony Blair
A blueprint for balancing rights and responsibilities in the global community.
Departments
The Community Bookshelf
Appraising Social Capital -- Alan Ehrenhalt
Review of Robert Putnam''s Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community.
Negotiating Consent -- Linda J. Waite
Review of Linda R. Hirschman and Jane E. Larson's Hard Bargains: The Politics of Sex.
The Moral Dimension of the Media
First Amendment vs. Social Censure: A Colloquy on Media Responsibility
Research Note
Not Black and White: The Racial Attitudes of American Youth -- Jason A.
MacDonald, Lee Sigelman, and Steven A. Tuch
Civil Variety
Betting on Bids -- Sharon Colley
Libertarians, Authoritarians, Communitarians
Commentary - Roger Kimball
Visit The Responsive Community on our web: http://www.gwu.edu/~ccps/rcq.
If you would like to receive a FREE sample of our publication for yourself or your organization,
please let us know at comnet@gwu.edu, or call (800) 245-7460. Same--to subscribe.
Now you can subscribe, renew, or extend for two years at a discounted price AND receive as
many of the following books as you like at a 40% discount!!
The Problems of Communitarian Politics was $24.95 / our price $15.00
by Elizabeth Frazer (NEW!)
A thorough, often critical examination of the notion of community and the way in which it inspires democratic participation.
Autonomy and Order: A Communitarian Anthology was $27.95 / our price $17.00
edited by Edward W. Lehman (NEW!)
A collection of original essays by prominent thinkers that advances the communitarian movement and philosophy.
The New Golden Rule was $16.00 / our price $9.00
by Amitai Etzioni
A foundational work of new communitarian theory. This book argues for the need to balance freedom with
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The Limits of Privacy was $16.00 / our price $9.00
by Amitai Etzioni
An exploration of the right to privacy and the often negative impact it has on public health and safety.
The Responsive Community
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OTHER NEWS
"Wired for Civic Engagement: Using New Technology to Build Community," the National Civic League's 106th
National Conference on Governance, occurs November 9 to 11, 2000, in Washington, D.C. The conference will
explore technology's effect on grassroots activism, political campaigns, and the digital divide. For
complete information about conference sessions, speakers, exhibition opportunities, or to register online,
visit http://www.ncl.org/NCL/NCG00.HTM or email ncg@ncldc.org.
Small Rich?
A survey of millionaires in Dallas queried participants on what qualified as "big rich." The answer was at
least $30 million, just $1 million leaves you stuck at "small rich."
Healthy Teens
A survey of more than 14,000 teenagers has found that those who took part in team
sports were less likely to use drugs, smoke, have sex, carry weapons or have
unhealthy eating habits. (New York Times, 9/15/00)
Be an endorser!
Since being reopened this March we have had 70 new endorsers to the platform!
To read and endorse the platform, go to: http://www.communitariannetwork.org
New Publications
Aristotle on the Necessity of Public Education by Randall Curren. (Rowman & Littlefield,
November 2000) The book concludes that Aristotle's views yield a compelling argument for
the claim that public supervision of education is a necessary condition for a just society.
Fighting Poverty with Virtue: Moral Reform and America's Urban Poor, 1825-2000 by Joel Schwartz
(Indiana University Press, 2000). A study of attempts to promote the self-reliance of the poor
both in the past and in the present.
The Reinventor's Fieldbook: Tools for Transforming Your Government by David Osborne and
Peter Plastrik (Jossey-Bass, 2000) This encyclopedia of practical tools offers a variety
of lessons for managers in any government position -- from the schoolhouse to the state house.
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