The Public Eye, Fall 2008

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Abstaining from the Truth

Sex Education as Ideology

The Osseo Public School District is in most ways a typical Minnesota suburban system: three high schools, scores of athletic teams, and a graduation rate of 94 percent. But for the past ten years, it has run a dual-track curriculum in sexuality…

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…

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

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,…

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

n 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…