In Essence

An assessment of the Bush administration's controversial "faith-based initiatives."

More and more female executives are walking away from the rat race.

Has the U.S.-led war in Iraq rendered the UN irrelevant?

Ousting Saddam Hussein and his Baath Party is only the first step in what promises to be a long, difficult process in Iraq.

A closer look at Jefferson's slaveholding practices.

Did Kennedy have a covert plan to withdraw from Vietnam?

Coups seem pretty much a thing of the past...except in Africa.

Rethinking the Sullivan case.

Some varying prescriptions to "cure" organized labor.

Should we worry about Pakistan's nuclear arsenal?

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