Policy Review articles from September 1995

Policy Review archives from September 1995

The beat generation: community policing at its best. (includes related articles on policing in San Diego and on New York City's subway)
September 22, 1995... We must restore a balance between citizen and police responsibilities, [for] effective social control cannot possibly be achieved by hired hands alone. --Herman Goldstein, Policing a Free Society Americans live in fear. We live in the most...

Arresting ideas: tougher law enforcement is driving down urban crime.
September 22, 1995... Serious crime is declining in many big cities across America. That's the good news. Meanwhile, the country's largest and most violent cohort of young males will soon reach its crime-prone years. That's the bad news. But demography is not fate....

Legal disservices corp.: there are better ways to provide legal aid to the poor. (includes related articles on legal-aid societies and Legal Services Corp. reform)
September 22, 1995... The Legal Services Corp. (LSC) exists ostensibly to provide legal counsel in civil matters to people who cannot afford it. Since it was set up as a quasi-independent government corporation in 1974, it has weathered accusations that it promotes an...

Original Thomas, conventional Souter: what kind of Justices should the next President pick? (Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and David Souter)
September 22, 1995... The 1994 term of the Supreme Court cast into stark relief the performances of Justices Clarence Thomas and David Souter. Justice Thomas emerged as the boldest member of the Court in half a century--a jurist committed to seeking the original...

We the slaveowners: in Jefferson's America, were some men not created equal?
September 22, 1995... Although slavery ended in the United States more than a century ago, its legacy continues to be disputed among scholars and to underlie contemporary debates about public policy. The reason for this is that slavery is considered the classic...

Magna charter? A report card on school reform in 1995.
September 22, 1995... Two competing paradigms of education reform have emerged in the United States in recent years, and the differences between them are growing sharper. One, commonly termed "systemic reform," assumes that reform efforts should be led by government...

College sticker price: $100,000 (education optional). (Stanford University)
September 22, 1995... Recent revelations in U.S. News and World Report's annual college guide that the cost of a top undergraduate degree now exceeds $100,000 may represent a watershed. At more than $25,000 a year, many students and their families will have to think...

No right to do wrong: the rediscovery of American citizenship.
September 22, 1995... Citizenship has always been an important question in America, and sometimes it is urgent. This is such a time. In the nature of our society, we leave much to private action. We do this as a matter of principle, in the interest of the liberty that...

Cross purposes: will conservative welfare reform corrupt religious charities?
September 22, 1995... Welfare reform, says Governor John Engler of Michigan, is not "just about reforming a broken system, but about reforming what is broken in the human character." Engler is one of a growing number of policymakers who seek to shift responsibility...

Norman's conquest: a commentary on the Podhoretz legacy. (Norman Podhoretz)
September 22, 1995... In the early 1960s, the great Columbia professor and literary critic Lionel Trilling warned of the impending "Norman Invasion." He was talking about three brash and brilliant young stars of the literary world--Norman O. Brown, Norman Mailer, and...

Beyond the water's edge: military and foreign policy issues for the '96 campaign.
September 22, 1995... While the Congress is primarily responsible for national domestic policy, the president is the commander in chief of the armed forces and is chiefly responsible for America's foreign policy. Next year's presidential race is therefore an important...

Watch over the Rappahannock: America eyes the Virginia elections.
September 22, 1995... This November, voters in Virginia, New Jersey, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Kentucky will have the opportunity to tell their elected representatives whether they are happy with the new conservative direction in American politics. This represents...

How green was my balance sheet: the environmental benefits of capitalism.
September 22, 1995... Profit and the environment are supposed to be enemies. Remember that the next time you visit Yellowstone National Park, one of the crown jewels of the national park system and a popular attraction for tourists, backpackers, and amateur botanists,...

Steward little: which land trusts can you trust?
September 22, 1995... The public places great faith in national conservation groups to preserve ecologically valuable land. Uncritical news coverage and slick fundraising campaigns have something to do with this. But nature-lovers and property owners should be aware...

M.D. monopoly: how nurses can help relieve spiraling health-care costs.
September 22, 1995... Medicare isn't the only part of America's health-care system where costs are spiraling out of control. Doctors have created a cartel by confining the delivery of treatment solely to M.D.s and by regulating the number and activities of M.D.s. This...