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Charles Murray proposes a radical new plan that ends Social Security, Medicare, and all forms of welfare, and instead gives every American age twenty-one and older $10,000 a year for life, and argues that this program could achieve the same goals of the welfare state with less financial impact and greater success.

Reprints over four hundred American editorial cartoons from the year 2000, covering the presidential campaign, the Clinton administration, gun control, sports, and other topics.

Former presidential senior advisor George Stephanopoulos chronicles the five years he spent as a supporter, confidant, and friend to President Bill Clinton, discussing his impressions of the scandals that rocked the White House, the President's policies, and his encounters with key political figures.

Discusses the factors that are altering the economies of the world's countries, looking at the end of communism, the rise of brainpower industries, changing demographics, global business, and the lack of a dominant world leader.

Ora, a middle-aged Israeli mother, is horrified when her son Ofer, due to be released from the service, is instead sent to the front for a major offensive, and in an effort to avoid bad news, she impulsively sets out on a hike to Galilee, taking along her former lover Avram, a recluse since his own stint in the military, and keeps Ofer very much alive by telling Avram the story of the young man's life.

Contains twenty-one essays in which the authors examine the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, Arab and Israeli terror tactics and military actions, the experiences of people living in the midst of the violence, and proposals for creating peace.

Senator Edward M. Kennedy argues that America has departed from its fundamental ideals more than any other time in modern history and that this departure has lead to significant domestic and international turmoil.

Contains essays by various scholars in which they examine the key decisions of President William J. Clinton, looking at Clinton's policy toward gays in the military, his attempts to reform the health care system, his foreign policies, and his refusal to resign in the face of an impeachment vote.