Don't look now, but you're on Candid Camera. Law
enforcement at every level of government, major corporations,
small businesses, and even private individuals have you under
almost constant video surveillance. From your ATM to the streets
of your city to major sporting eventw, you are being
watched. This is reality, not paranoia. Yes, "they" really are
out to record you.
Articles:
Ethics, Government, and Security:
A Democratic Imperative
by Gregory D. Foster
How should the military and law enforcement, which are
inherently authoritarian institutions, cloaked in secrecy that
apply violence on behalf of the state, function in an open and
democratic society? What ethical orientation can bridge these
seeming contradictions to fulfill the social contract?
The Science of Reading Minds
by Bruce Hinrichs
With the advent of EEG, PET scans, fMRI, and likely
future technologies, "mind reading" is increasingly becoming
feasible. What ethical and legal questions will they raise once
they have been more fully developed, coordinated, and brought
fully on line.
The Psychology of Biblicism
by Robert M. Price
Despite the claims of their theology, when Christian
fundamentalists read the Bible for the comfort of final, complete,
and absolute answers, they don't actually discover them there;
they put them there, thus fulfilling their own emotional
prophecies.
Special Section: COOKIE CUTTER EDUCATION
Tests That Fail Democracy
by Gregory Shafer
In the pursuit of the twin goals of equal education for all and
teacher accountability, the proposed solution of more standarized
testing will only make matters worse, widening the gap between
rich and poor and guaranteeing uninspired teaching and
learning.
Virtual Segregation? An Open Letter from a Republican to
President Bush
by Valerie Grey
Pay Now or Pay Later
by Karen Ann Gajewski
G.W., the Privatization of Education, and American Values
by Michael C. Milam
School vouchers are a step on the road toward total
privatization of public education. And this, rather than
increasing teacher accountability, educational quality, and
consumer control, will deliver their opposites—leaving us with
mass-market schooling in a Social Darwinian jungle.
Features:
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
UP FRONT:
Where Have All the Journalists Gone? Bush's
Immaculate Reception
