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Supports the historical view that the Chinese government used information technology to spur commerce and literacy, in light of criticism that they shun the Internet. Reasons as to why granting China permanent most-favored-status will be advantageous to the U.S. and China; Comments on how the Chinese ideographic language unified society under the Sung government; Western myths that have contributed to an image of China as anti-Western.

Focuses on the need for the formation of world government. Migration of the power now vested in the nation-state to international institutions; Support of U.S. President Bill Clinton to a future World Trade Organization (WTO) whose member nations would meet global environmental and labor standards or else face sanction; Currency conversion in Europe and uncertainty about exchange rates; Fears of advocates of free trade on powers of WTO.

Discusses the 1990 MacArthur Foundation genius grant in the U.S. Background on the grant which aims to liberate the gifted from the burdens of income-earning; Grant application procedures; Ways of getting affiliated to foundations that offer educational grants; Requirements for qualifying for grants.

Presents information on the Human Genome Project headed by Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson. Information that the project is an attempt to read all the human chromosomes at their highest level of resolution, listing the whole encyclopedia-length recipe for making a human being; Comments of Watson on U.S. Department of Energy's genome project; Claim that the reason Watson wants Japan to help fund the project is that the information it yields will be valuable and globally accessible.

Criticizes the notion of international cooperation. Distinction between socialism and one-worldism; Qualities of one-worlders; Illustration of the difficulty of planning and building comprehensive cooperative machinery as shown in the League of Nations and the United Nations; View of the author regarding the difference between communism and environmental treaties; Problems associated with international cooperation.

Discusses the renewal of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT). Features of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC); Irony in the disparity between the NPT and the CWC; Factors that may attract terrorists to biological warfare.

Examines the feminist aversion to the science of evolutionary psychology. Criticism on feminists for their failure to understand human nature; Logic of evolutionary psychology that can help feminists frame a better and more practical way to deal with the problem they observe about gender relations; Similarity between feminism and Marxism in their failure to understand human nature; Natural differences between male and female; Accurate perception of social reality by feminists and Marxists.

Deals with the involvement of the U.S. government in the debate on psychopharmacology as of March 1994. Examination of the validity of psychopharmacology as a form of self-help; Psychological effects of the Prozac medicine; Stand of the mental health advocates of President Bill Clinton on cosmetic psychopharmacology.

Focuses on the popularity of the Internet in the U.S. Description of the Internet as an electronic web encompassing an increasing number of computers; Use of the Internet by hackers and scientists; Role of the Internet in the society as a haven of eavesdropping and gathering of information; Importance of the Internet to organizations.

Profiles Mitch Kapor, founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) devoted to promoting the information superhighway of fiber-optic computer networks in the United States. Public interest group originally aimed at defending the civil liberties of hackers; Cooperation with the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance; Public sense that Kapor is drifting from his cultural and ideological moorings; Cultural and political effects of electronic data processing to depend on computer architecture.

Comments on First Lady Hillary Clinton's views on the health care crisis in the U.S. in 1993. Tough decisions recommended by Clinton to remedy the health care crisis; Health care reform initiatives started by the Clinton administration; Confines of the administration's task force on healthcare reform; Information on the book "Serious and Unstable Condition: Financing America's Health Care," by Henry Aaron; Complain about the Oregon plan that it rationed health care only below the poverty line; Support of budget caps within the administration's health care task force.

Discusses various factors affecting the decline of the Soviet Union scientific sector. Description of the life and working conditions of Soviet scientists; Account of how scientists angle for standard laboratory equipment; Prioritization of military research centers over other fields of scientific research; Similarities of the decline of the scientific community to the general decline of the Soviet economy; Argument that there has always been a certain tension between science and Soviet-style communism.

Presents a letter to the editor on the response given by writer Robert Wright on his article on foundations-sponsored studies on nuclear strategies, published in the previous issue of the periodical.

Some members of U.S. President George W. Bush's administration have derived a simple moral from America's recent diplomatic fiasco: You shouldn't use the United Nations to pursue vital strategic goals. But the facts of the case suggest different lessons: You shouldn't use the United Nations in such a blatantly dishonest way as to insult the intelligence of the world; and you shouldn't exhibit so little tactical imagination that a nation such as France finds it easy to frustrate you; and you should especially avoid these mistakes when, as in this case, you could have used the United Nations to reach all of your essential goals.

Discusses the Afghanistan policy of the administration of U.S. President George Bush. Political security provided to anti-Communist guerrillas of Afghanistan who have been secure in their status as American heroes; Significance of the abandonment of mujaheddin's military campaign; Genesis of the American involvement with mujaheddin; Factors which indicate how little serious thought the administration of Ronald Reagan gave to an outright rebel victory; Significance of the tendency of freedom fighters to murder and torture one another; Resistance of certain policy-makers to a negotiated settlement.

Analyzes the purpose behind legislator George Bush's proposal for a $2.2 billion "Children's Tax Credit," a program for child care of poor families. Support tendered by Ronald Reagan for the proposal; Justification of the government's involvement by noting that, as women enter the work force, more parents are complaining about the shortage of affordable care; Enhancement of economic productivity in day care by freeing women to enter the work force.

Reports on the denouncement of Secretary of Labor Ann McLaughlin on a provision in the Omnibus Trade Bill. Objection raised to the use of the word "protectionism" by McLaughlin to describe the bill; Presentation of a program of voluntary notification; Discussion of the loopholes surrounding the advance-notice law, Confusion surrounding the veto of the bill by U.S. President Ronald Reagan.

Focuses on the prevalence of alcoholism in the U.S., while discussing the U.S. Supreme Court case of two reformed alcoholics who contend that the U.S. Veterans Administration owe them an education because their drinking kept them from educational benefits within the ten years of military discharge normally allotted. Possible Supreme Court ruling in the case; Basis on which a member of the U.S. Marine Corps has filed a case for getting a VA disability pension; Rationale for considering alcoholism a disease; Discussion on the view of some people that the disease conception of alcoholism doesn't withstand scientific or philosophical scrutiny.

Comments on the lack of a new and bold vision when it comes to the U.S. foreign policy under the administration of U.S. President Bill Clinton according to critics. Questions raised about the grounds for believing the idea of collective security; Challenges of reinforcing the flexibility of U.S. foreign policy shown during the Gulf War in the year 1991.

Examines the issue regarding the possibility of establishing an international policy based on the concept of one-worldism. Recognition of the existence of international threats similar to the type controlled by Saddam Hussein; Consideration by Washington politicians about the possibility of United Nations (UN) sanctioned military action in the Middle East; Citation of the merits on conducting punitive bombing against military targets with UN approval instead of an all-out air-and-ground war; Concern in Washington over the difficulty of getting Iraqi troops out of Kuwait; Preference by political analysts to prioritize the implementation of sanctions prior to the commitment of bombing attacks; Identification of the geopolitical aim of the U.S. in the Persian Gulf.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to a book review which appeared in the August 12, 2009 issue.

Points out that the attitude of novelist Colm Tóibín toward Irish Catholics who oppose the legalization of divorce is an exemplification of the general failure of modern liberalism to deal with complex moral issues. Explanation on the findings of evolutionary psychology that shed understanding on human sexual behavior, the institution of monogamy and family life; Discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of monogamy and life long marriage to women; Concern for the welfare of children of divorced parents.

Argues that Republican presidential nominee Pat Buchanan's presidential candidacy personifies the nationalism-internationalism polarity that could realign U.S. politics. Analysis of Buchanan's accusation that the U.S. is giving away aids to Mexico; Implication of the nationalism-internationalism polarity for the Republican Party and Democratic Party; Views that there is a logical tension between being a liberal on social issues and a nationalist on economic and military issues.

Discusses the contributions of modern communications technologies to the nationalist sentiment in the Province of Quebec in Canada. Use of the public affairs TV network Radio Quebec for the political agenda of sovereigntist leader Lucien Bouchard; Importance of technologies to reinforce the pre-existing beliefs of the group; Impact of the technologies including microcomputers on financial markets and foreign trades.

Calls for the resignation of U.S. Senator Bob Packwood for being involved in sex scandals. Efforts of Packwood to protect his position; Comparison of the behavior of Packwood with that of the behavior of alpha male primates; Privileges attendant to being a legislator.

Opposes the rules being proposed by Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives which would prevent presidents from including labor and environmental accords in trade pacts under fast-track consideration. Claim of Republicans that trade and environmental law are two distinct issues; Issues in which trade and environmental laws are linked in various ways; Role of liberals in debates on trade pacts.

Examines the implications of the proposed U.S. telecommunications legislation in 1995 for cable companies. Overview of the House version of the legislation; Criticisms against the plan to build a data superhighway; Differences between the Republican and Democratic approach to building a data superhighway; Challenges of installing fiber-optic pipelines.

Criticizes the Republican Party's campaign on family values and U.S. Senator Bob Dole's discussion of the morality of popular culture in the U.S. Senator Dole's views on the values imparted by the films "True Lies" and "Forrest Gump"; Argument of the Republican Party regarding capitalism and its manifestations in the film industry; Complications in using shame against consumers who support the Republicans; Moral values shared by Dole with fellow Republicans U.S. Senator Phil Gramm and U.S. Representative Newt Gingrich.

Highlights the reaction of U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich to a reporter's question of whether or not his party's anti-government rhetoric had created a climate that led to the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in February 1995. Explanation on the vulnerability of Gingrich; Criticism on Gingrich for his rhetoric against the Clinton administration on the issue of the size of the federal government.

Suggests that the Mike Tyson rape case reveals how the American justice system is biased against blacks. Discussion of the case, in which boxer Tyson was convicted of raping beauty pageant contestant Desiree Washington; Opinion that Tyson should not have been found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; Race and gender issues the case raises; Contrasts with the O.J. Simpson double-murder case; Celebration of emotionalism in criminal trials.

Highlights the failure of the U.S. Republican Party to deliver the promises it made in the Contract with America, the political platform of the party, as of March 1995. Disclaimer made by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich regarding the political platform; Criticism on the action of House Budget Committee Chairman John Kasich; Background on the concept of hyperdemocracy.

Comments on Newt Gingrich's standard argument against public television in relation to campaign to end the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in the U.S. Forms of competition faced by Public Broadcasting Service (PBS); Consequences of narrowcasting in the media; Failure of Gingrich to understand the public sentiment toward PBS.

Argues against the U.S. National Security Restoration Act proposed by the Republican Party which calls for the deployment of anti-ballistic missile defense in 1994. Implication of the legislation for defense spending; Countries identified by Republicans as threats to the U.S. national security; Defense of the U.S. against accidental launch of missiles from Russia; Evidence of the allegation that Republicans project an isolationist stance.

Discusses the theory of evolutionary psychology by Charles Darwin in relation to a thesis by authors Charles Murray and the late Richard Herrnstein suggesting a genetic basis for the gap between the intelligence quotient (IQ) of blacks and whites. Controversy surrounding the thesis of Murray and Herrnstein; Examination on the genetic and cultural aspects of a person's IQ; Study by evolutionary psychologists of traits that run in species; Illustration on how the interplay of genes and culture influence a person's self-esteem.

Examines the anti-North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) campaign launched by Economic Policy Institute (EPI) president Jeff Faux. Background of the foundation and mission of EPI; Doubt about the factual accuracy and logic of Faux's papers; Comparison between Faux's work and the book, "Save Your Job, Save Our Country," by Pat Choate and Ross Perot; Gross misrepresentation of opposing views.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. "Newt's Not-So-Weird Gurus," which discussed the historical importance of the IBM personal computer; "Springtime," which focused on German foreign policy; "Some Like It Hot," which dealt with global warming and ozone depletion.

Presents a letter to the editor in response to the article of Alexander M. Bickel about the U.S. antitrust laws.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. Discussion on the working of courts; Correction to the article "War Emergency Pipelines," published in the July 23, 1943 issue; Correction to the article "War-Built Pipe Lines and the Postwar Transportation of Petroleum," published in an previous issue of the journal; Comments on the book "No Voice Is Wholly Lost"; Information about the formation of a committee in Mississippi to fight Bilbo-Eastland influence in all possible ways.

Focuses on the policies of U.S. President Bill Clinton regarding information technology. Criticism of federal proposals to provide low-income families with Internet and computer services, under digital-divide programs; Information that ClickStart and other non-profit companies will receive federal money; Reasons for the Internet to be used for recreation; Comment that Internet promotes consumerism rather than education, according to the author; Opinion that Democratic interest groups and high-technology companies would benefit from subsidized Internet access instead of schools and students.

Comments on the state of American popular culture in 1990. Reasons for the decision of "Time" magazine to revamp its Grapevine page; Savviness of the jokes in "Newsweek" magazine; Symptoms of the newsweekly identity crisis; Description of the television program "Twin Peaks," created by David Lynch; Ways in which Lynch's work subverts middle American values.

Comments on various socio-economic and political developments. Lessons that can be learned from the death of fiction writer Samuel Beckett, New York Yankees manager Billy Martin, and the couple Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu; Glimpse of Panama and America from a home-movie footage taken in 1950s; U.S. invasion of Panama; Manifestation of Soviet Union's perestroika in the staging of an exhibit of poor quality goods in Moscow.

Comments on several news and developments in the U.S. Status of the investigation into baseball player Pete Rose's alleged use of drugs to enhance his game performance; Outcome of other sports doping investigations; Background on the documentary film produced by BBC on Jeffrey MacDonald, a Green Beret soldier convicted of murdering his wife and children; Details of the massacre; Account of the author's encounter with political candidate Dan Quayle; Personality of Quayle; Relationship with the press; Political agenda; Plans for the next national elections.

The author comments on the political legacy of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. He presents arguments in favor and against the legacy of Reagan., and focuses on Reagan's effect on U.S. economic policy. The author makes comparisons between the political leadership of Reagan with former U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Encourages U.S. President Bill Clinton to take the initiative in supporting the ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) by the U.S. Senate. Claim that biological weapons are easier to make than nuclear weapons; Impact of the non-ratification of the CWC on the international movement for the prevention of proliferation of biological weapons; Role of the U.S. in thwarting nuclear terrorism; Suggestion that membership in any meaningful multilateral institutions carries costs for the U.S.

Presents an analysis of the achievements and failures of Newt Gingrich as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Emergence of public dislike of Gingrich; His treatment of the proposed tax cut; Manner by which he molded new congressmen in his own image.

Comments on the immigration bill being sponsored by U.S. Senator Alan Simpson for highly skilled workers. Reduction on the total number of immigration workers provided by the bill; Common flaw in anti-immigration arguments; Impact of the immigration bill on highly skilled workers.

Examines the ethical correctness of U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich in light of his criticisms about the ethics of his predecessor Jim Wright. Reference to the book "The Ambition and the Power," by John Barry; Defense raised by Gingrich sympathizers as resistance to comparisons between Wright and Gingrich; Problems with the defensive arguments; Comparison of the royalties acquired by both men from their books; Impact of prevailing cynicism about election campaigns on the conservative attempt to focus on whether Gingrich lined his pockets.

Recommends the continued membership and support of the U.S. to the United Nations. Core doctrine of the United Nations; Arguments of those which call for the withdrawal of U.S. membership in the United Nations; Discussion on the notion of collective security and keeping international peace; Problems facing the U.N. in 1995.