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The Marrying Kind

Elizabeth Kristol

Virtually Normal: An Argument About Homosexuality . By Andrew Sullivan Knopf, 209 pages, $22 What would life be like if we were not allowed to marry? That is the...

Picture Perfect: The Politics of Prenatal Testing

Elizabeth Kristol

During the past two decades, prenatal screening for fetal defects has become a standard part of nearly every pregnant woman’s medical care. Tests conducted during the first half of...

History in the Past Perfect

Elizabeth Kristol

Is not the past large enough to let you find some place where you may disport yourself without becoming ridiculous? —Nietzsche It is nothing new for poets, painters, and philosophers...