America's Search for a New Public Philosophy
We have come to believe that government should not affirm any particular conception of the good life. Rather, it should provide a neutral framework of rights within which people can choose their own values and ends. This, the author argues, is an impoverished--and relatively recent--conception of American democracy, and it underlies many of our social and economic ills.
by Michael J. Sandel
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Adventures in Liposuction
Liposuction is one of the most commonly performed kinds of cosmetic surgery in the United States. Herewith a report on the world of its practitioners, a place where vanity, money, and contentious issues of medicine all intersect.
by Judith Gingold
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