OUR VIEW On oil dependence and a future without it
An editorial urges confronting national oil dependence amid spills and policy debates. It calls for offshore drilling moratoriums, environmental safeguards, and exploration of alternatives, including nuclear power, to safeguard the economy and future energy security.
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USCA creates Cleora Murray History Chair in honor of Mrs Murray
The endowment by Frampton W Toole Jr and Betty Toole establishes the Cleora Murray Chair of History at USC Aiken to support teaching and research. Funds may support salary supplements student researchers travel and publications equipment and admin support.
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Letters To The Editor: Taxation and Allodial Land Reform
A reader argues taxes threaten private property, invoking Marx and socialist arguments. He proposes removing land from tax rolls to make it allodial and free from government rents, urging action to reclaim liberty.
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Flag Desecration Debate Drags On In Congress
Rep Don Edwards chairs hearings on whether to amend the Constitution or pass a federal statute after the Supreme Court overturned a flag burning conviction. Biden Montgomery Metzenbaum Sensenbrenner Michel and others testify amid sharp clashes over symbolic protection and potential criminal penalties. Edwards plans further hearings as voters express opposition to amending the Bill of Rights.
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The Media Lab and the Digital Image Frontier
The piece surveys MIT Media Lab work on computer animation digitized photography and image reshaping. It warns that real and fake images may blur, with possibilities of lifelike films and political manipulation. It notes tools like flight simulators and the Vivarium, and considers legal and moral questions as technology advances toward indistinguishable virtual worlds.
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Nothing Too Much Enforces Itself in a Golden Mean View
The piece traces the ancient rule pan metron ariston to modern life, arguing moderation in all things. It contrasts endless excess with balance, citing risks from excess water, food, sun, love, and power, and promotes a republic that avoids both extremes. It concludes that nothing too much is a law that enforces itself.
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