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John Esposito

The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events

Packing It In

A great Northwest pastime—backpacking—is getting a little too gray.

The Day-Care Scare

Four years ago, research seemed to indicate that day care was turning out a generation of bullies. Now, new data suggest those fears were way overblown, and the national day-care debate is about to be rekindled.

Boats, Boobs, Boomerangs

Sept. 14-20, 2005

One Man's Meat

Sept. 14-20, 2005

The New Abolitionists

Freeing 'sex slaves' is now at the top of the human rights agenda, thanks to Christian evangelicals, the Bush administration, and two former Washington politicians, Linda Smith and John Miller. How did the anti-trafficking crusade evolve, and is it being overhyped?

This Week's Reads

William Gibson, Peter Ward, Merlin Holland, Walter Williams, and Maggie Balistreri.

An Anti-War Movement of One

A conservative breaks ranks with both the right and left to oppose an Iraq attack.

Star wars battle

Four experts debate missile defense.