A Profound Political Question Is Suddenly On

Fellow Senators Balked At Punishing Senator Alfonse D'amato Of New York Though He Was Caught In A Series Of Transactions That Earned Him The Label "senator Sleaze." D'amato Explained Their Reluctance As He Defended His Own Behavior. "there But For The Grace Of God Go Most Of My Colleagues," He Said.

The Brilliant Creative Core Of Capitalism ... Is The Story The Entrepreneurs And Capital Investors Tell Themselves About The Future. How They Intend To Alter It, What They Expect To Gain In Return, Where They Will Raise The Capital To Accomplish Their Vision. Many Of Their Stories Turn Out To Be Flawed Or Mistaken, Of Course, But The Capacity To Envision A Set Of Future Events And Then Act To Fulfill Them Is A Central Source Of Capitalism's Strength And Its Dominance Of Society.

Everyone's Values Are Defined By What They Will Tolerate When It Is Done To Others.

Americans Cannot Teach Democracy To The World Until They Restore Their Own.

Children Born Today Have A Fifty-fifty Chance Of Living To 100.