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American Humanist Association

The Humanist

January/February 2001

Volume 61, Number 1


Cover Story:

The Social Necessity of Nurturance

by Betty McCollister

Instead of the short-term solution of building more prisons to house younger and younger offenders, we should be taking a long view by encouraging better mental and social health in our offspring through natural human nurturance.

Invisible Citizens: The Children of Working Parents

by Sheldon L. Rahn and Hobart A. Burch

Parents in the United States will continue to have difficulty in adequately nurturing their infants until U.S. parental leave pollicies catch up weith those of the rest of the world.


Articles:

Election 2000 and the Culture War

by Jeffrey S. Victor

The recent elections reveal that a longstanding cultural divide continues to affect voting patterns in essentially the same way it has in the past.

The Ultimate Rogue Nation

by John M. Swomley

To what extent is U.S. foreign policy toward alleged rogue nations the actual cause of international terrorism directed at U.S. citizens and facilities abroad?

Terrorism in the Land of the Free:
Repression and Incarceration in the Name of National Security

by Burton Levine

Because of terrorism, is the U.S. government sacrificing the civil liberties of citizens and noncitizens on the altar of national security?

Finding Meaning in My Mother's Madness

by Marc Riess

The lives of mentally ill family members can have purpose and significance if we let them influence us in positive ways.

An Idea That Counts

by Michael Werner

What does it really mean when humanists speak of the "inherent worth and dignity of each human being"? Is this just so much romantic nonsense or is it an actual substantive and defensible philosophic position?

Ecological Humanism:
A Moral Image for Our Emotive Culture

by Steven Fesmire

In the United States, the predominant cultural styles of ethical discourse hamper our ability to think socially, ecologically, and humanistically.


Features:

Letters to the Editor

Up Front:

How I Almost Made It into Heaven

Denying Voting Rights to People of Color

Creative Controversy:

The Case Against Charitable Choice

Families, Faith, and Mental Health

Humanistic Economics: Media Myopia and the Future of Democratic Politics

Church and State: Election 2000: A Partial Postmortem

Civil Liberties Watch

International Humanism: The New Mandate for UN Peacekeeping

The Popular Condition: Politics and Social Conscience

P.S.: Reader Commentary

Worth Noting

First Person: An Unprotected Courage

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