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The Humanist, May/June 1999

The Humanist

July/August 1999

Volume 59, Number 4



Lead Story:

The Columbine Tragedy: Countering the Hysteria

by Barbara Dority

In defense of our civil liberties, it is necessary to resist panicked overreactions to the spate of recent school shootings and new threats.

The Tinker Test of Reality

by Dominick S. Pangallo

A high-school student relates his own ironic experience with what is becomming a routine infringement on young people's freedoms.

Cover Story: Making This the Last Century of War

Kosovo: Could It Have Been Avoided?

by John M. Swomley

The United States' enduring Cold War-mentality has once again resulted in a misguided strategy to solve problems in a foreign nation—this time in Yugoslavia.

How to Abolish War

by Michael Renner

As the most war-ravaged century in human history comes to a close, a proposal is offered to help humanity finally achieve a lasting peace.

Dancing the Dance to Freedom

by Marge Eilerman

A Franciscan nun, imprisoned for trying to close the School of the Americas, tells of the bloodshed she believes has been caused by this U.S. Army-run training program.

The Humanist Essay Contest:

1998 Winners

Do You Want to Come Over for Dinner, Friend?
A Human Approach to Overcoming the Distance of Difference

by Frank Ridzi

Urban Growth Boundaries: A Humanistic Success Story

by Rodney Byrd

Invisible Censorship: The Freedom of the Press and Its Responsibility

by Cathleen Thom

An Issue to Savor

by Gina Kramer

Philosophical Think Piece:

Compassion As a Means to Freedom

by Julian Friedland

Developing a compassionate disposition, as humanism advocates and Buddhism teaches, is a necessary prerequisite for ethical living.
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