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Appeals to "human dignity" are at the core of many of the most contentious social and political issues of our time. But these appeals suggest different and at times even contradictory ways of understanding the term. Is dignity something we all share equally, and therefore the reason we all ought to be treated as equals? Or is it what distinguishes some greater and more admirable human beings from the rest? What notion of human dignity should inform our private judgments and our public life? In Neither Beast Nor God, Gilbert Meilaender elaborates the philosophical, social, theological, and political implications of the question of dignity, and suggests a path through the thicket. Meilaender, a noted theologian and a prominent voice in America's bioethics debates, traces the ways in which notions of dignity shape societies, families, and individual lives, and incisively cuts through some common confusions that cloud our thinking on key moral and ethical questions. The dignity of humanity and the dignity of the person, he argues, are distinct but deeply connected--and only by grasping them both can we find our way to a meaningful understanding of the human condition.

Hollywood's political history has been dominated by a steady stream of films and memoirs decrying the nightmare of the Red Scare. This title shows that the real drama of that era lay in the story of the movie stars, directors and screenwriters who joined the Communist Party and made the Party the focus of their political and social lives.

In the 1970s, a group of California visionaries developed an interest in lightweight, low-powered machines. Scientist and engineer, Paul MacCready, pulled them together to build a plane capable of winning a long-standing prize for human powered flight. This book tells the story of the individuals who made up this group and of Paul MacCready.

American society has become anti-male. Men are sensing the backlash and are consciously and unconsciously going on strike. This book looks at the topic from the viewpoint of men: Why should they participate in a system that seems to be increasingly stacked against them?

Unveils the operations of the Mexican mafia and describes how it grew from a small clique into a transnational criminal organization.

The American health care system is in crisis. Skyrocketing costs and increasing bureaucracy have traumatized consumers and doctors alike. Gratzer brings a dose of common sense to this over-regulated area of the American economy.

Includes essays that analyze Noam Chomsky's intellectual career and the evolution of his anti-Americanism.

Focusing on what they call lying about spying, the authors reveal how revisionist scholars have ignored or distorted documents from Russian archives that point to espionage links between Moscow and the CPUSA.

Explains the facts behind the outrageous gasoline prices by lifting the veil from the Mideast oil cartel. This book shows how OPEC manipulates the oil markets with results that are destabilizing to the world's economy and threatening to America's national security.

Examines the history of the Khomeinist movement in Iran to show how it is genetically programmed for war. This work shows how Khomeinsim can be defeated, enabling Iran to close the chapter of revolution and return to the global mainstream. It is suitable for those concerned about the future of Iran, terrorism, and prospects for middle east peace.

Examines why a woman who was firmly labeled an unbeliever would take up the cause of Judaism and its promise of nationhood and statehood.

A collection of 10 essays that have appeared in "The American Spectator". It examines how the ideals of liberty and limited government, operating in the related spheres of politics, economics, and religion, can be promoted around the world and adapted to contemporary challenges.

Presents the stories of seven remarkable people, six Arabs and an Iranian. Five are men; two, women. Four are Sunnis, two are Shiites, and the seventh is mixed. Their lives revolve around a sense of mission, and while the angles from which they attack it are varied, this mission is the same for all seven- to make their countries more democratic.

With its expanding economy and formidable military growth, China is positioning itself to challenge the United States as the greatest international power on the world stage. This is a collection of essays about the nature of that challenge and what the US and its allies might do in the areas of foreign and defense affairs to meet it.

Examines the cultural corruption of the Episcopal Church and contextualizes the author's observations within the larger framework of the fate of mainline Protestantism in contemporary American society.

Captures the moral, legal, medical and political complexities surrounding abortion.

The importance of honor is present in the earliest records of civilization. This book traces the history of this ideal, from the Middle Ages through the Enlightenment and to the killing fields of World War I and the despair of Vietnam. It reminds us that the fate of honor and the fate of morality and even manners are deeply interrelated.

A biography about the controversial Supreme Court Justice, Andrew Peyton Thomas. It explores Clarence Thomas' remarkable rise from a childhood of poverty in segregated Georgia to the nation's highest court.

Features the two inter-related movements - the science and religion dialogue, which stretches from the laboratories of Nobelists to inner sancta of the Vatican, and the intelligent design movement, which by reviving a natural theology of design in nature has challenged the Darwinian strongholds in science and public education.

How did the culture shift that produced Roe v Wade occur? Arguing that Roe v Wade radicalized the abortion debate by denying to the pro-life side the ordinary tools of politics and persuasion, this book asks that we begin to move the discussions from the courts back to the realm of politics where there might be some prospect of resolution.

Years ago a significant part of the political, religious, intellectual, and terrorist leadership of the Arab world declared an all-out war against the documented history of the Middle East and America's role in the Muslim world. "Blaming the Victim" is the first wave in a counterattack against that Arab war on history.

Features a character study of Giuliani, one of America's most charismatic public figures, a history of New York, and an inquiry into the issue of how cities thrive or die. This book also presents an account of September 11, 2001, revealing how Giuliani's s eight years in office had prepared him and the city to rise to this tragic occasion.

Examines the internal crises - a falling birthrate, an expanding Muslim minority, economic stagnation, a lessening of international prestige - that have changed the personality of what was once La Belle France.