Policy Review articles from April 2002

Policy Review archives from April 2002

The liberty doctrine: Reclaiming the purpose of American power.
April 1, 2002... THE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE of President Bush and his administration to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States was superb, both purposeful and principled -- a military, political, and diplomatic success. But what comes...

The wellness gospel and the future of faith.
April 1, 2002... UNTIL RECENTLY IN human experience, religion and medical science occupied distinct and separate spheres. Religion dealt with problems of the inner life, including spiritual and emotional trouble, while medical science managed the outer life of...

More choices for disabled kids: Lessons from abroad.(school choice)
April 1, 2002... IF THE OPPONENTS of school choice could have their way, the national debate over the use of public money to subsidize private schooling would turn on the subject of special education. With research demonstrating the overall success of school...

The doctor-patient breakdown: Trouble at the core of the medical economy.
April 1, 2002... WITH AMAZING SPEED, American medicine is evolving in uncharted directions. Managed care has transformed a "cottage industry" run by highly individualistic physicians into a far more controlled enterprise in which many other players wield major...

Root Causes. (Books).(Bernard Lewis, 'What Went Wrong? Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response')
April 1, 2002... BERNARD LEWIS. What Went Wrong? Western Impact and Middle Eastern Response. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS. 192 PAGES. $23.00 WHY IS AMERICA at war with Islamic terrorists? For those not persuaded that legitimate grievances over American policies...

Thinking Out Loud and Louder. (Books).(Richard A. Posner, 'Public Intellectuals: A Study of Decline')
April 1, 2002... RICHARD A. POSNER. Public Intellectuals: A Study of Decline. HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS. 448 PAGES. $29.95 EARLY IN HIS career as a legal scholar at the University of Chicago, Richard Posner began to diverge from the usual path. At the time,...

Teaching Evil. (Books).(Robert D. Kaplan, ' Warrior Politics: Why Leadership Demands a Pagan Ethos')
April 1, 2002... ROBERT D. KAPLAN. Warrior Politics: Why Leadership Demands a Pagan Ethos. RANDOM HOUSE. 224 PAGES. $22.95 IN THE FIRST phase of the war on terror outside Afghanistan, the United States dispatched some 660 military personnel to the southern...