The Public Eye, Fall 2008 cover

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The Public Eye, Fall 2008

In this issue

Abstaining from the Truth

Sex Education as Ideology
A sign board that says "Sex can wait. Your Future Can't"

Abstinence only sex education is widely spread across the United States, pushed by friends in high places, and the Christian Right.

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Leaderless Counterterrorism Strategy

The “War on Terror,” Civil Liberties, and Flawed Scholarship

The effectiveness of counterterrorism efforts by the Bush Administration is compromised by flawed analyses based on sloppy scholarship by Marc Sageman and Bruce Hoffman—two leading experts heavily relied on by policymakers. The resulting programs of…

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American Life League's Pill Kills Day Links Birth Control and Abortion

Protesters holding banners. One says I Stand with Planned Parenthood, another one says "Don't take away my birth control"

Thirty-seven-year-old Erik Martin says he got involved in the American Life League shortly after his eight and 10-year-old children came home from their Blacksburg, Virginia, public school several years ago with an illustrated comic book entitled,…

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Right-wing Ballot Initiatives Target Unions, Women, Immigrants, and Gays This Fall

A White woman in a black coat holding a banner saying "Grab em by the midterms"

In 2008, ballot initiatives could impact races up and down the ballot, including the Presidential campaign, by elevating an issue and shaping the debate. Dissatisfied voters in particular may see ballot initiatives as a means to fill the leadership…

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