EVIL IN MODERN THOUGHT: An Alternative History of Philosophy. By Susan Neiman. Princeton Univ. Press. 358 pp. $29.95
THE SERENITY PRAYER: Faith and Politics in Times of Peace and War. By Elisabeth Sifton. Norton. 353 pp. $24.95
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Liberal and conservative papers treat the "other side" fairly on their editorial pages, but vary widely in how they treat their own parties.
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