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Comments on several issues relevant to American politics and society in 1990. Act of moral cowardice and vicious hatred charged against the Dartmouth Review; Clarification that Newt Gingrich's critical remarks in a memorandum quoted in "The Washington Times," in October 1990 issue were not aimed at Democrats participating in the budget talks in the country; Evidence that the editors of the paper included the Hitler quotation intentionally.

Presents letters to the editors concerning politics and socioeconomics in the U.S. Support for replacing the paper dollar with a coin for silver mining interests; Failure of the Susan B. Anthony dollar; Need for national referendum on the dollar coin; Need for appropriate laws to prevent child abuse; Similarities and differences between post-modernism and pragmatism; Texas Governor Ann Richards comments on President George Bush; Emphasis of the American culture on youth.

Argues that President George W. Bush's distrust of expert staffers in various departments has brought disastrous results. Conservative hostility towards social-scientific methods that protect analysts from political pressure; Prohibition of Defense Department officials from participating in interagency planning for the reconstruction of Iraq; Methodology which led the administration to overrule the CIA's doubts over whether Iraqi agents had tried to buy Nigerian yellowcake.

Comments on several issues relevant to society and the conduct of life in the U.S. Skiing; Dating games on television; Prediction by popular songs and news magazines of economic recession via decreased consumer optimism and spending.

Presents letters to the editor concerning politics in the United States. Description of large corporations; Economics of small business; Management of socialized corporations; Capital gains from stock ownership; Acquittal of eight national guardsmen on charges of violating civil rights of Kent State University students; Food price problems; Rise and decline of protest movements; Benefits from protest movements.

Presents letters to the editor concerning politics. Tax relief from the Energy Tax and Individual Relief Act of 1974; Bad publicity on the Irish Republican Army (IRA) terrorism; Jewish population of Palestine; Key to war and peace in the Middle East; Diversion of relief funds to arms buying by the IRA.

Reports on developments related to politics and socioeconomic issues. Yasir Arafat's appointment of a Jew to his Cabinet; Tolerance and reconciliation in the Palestinian government; Reasons for Arafat's appointment of a Jew in his cabinet; Refusal of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve a home HIV test kit; Economic implication of the availability of the HIV home testing kit; Position of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control on the HIV home test kit.

Focuses on the Wellesley College alumnae magazine. Information about Nancy Reagan, the U.S. first lady is one of those women for whom there is not debate about which path to follow in life; Report that U.S. President Ronald Reagan administration's belief that tax laws affect human behavior; Comment on the behavior of celebrity Rita Jenrette.