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July 1999 Issue

	Compassion and Altruism: Inbuilt or Developed? LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Public Health Policy and the Spread of AIDS
	MILLENNIAL MOMENTS Endless Utopia: The Heritage of the Millennium Dmitry Shlapentokh
	SPECIAL REPORT--SAVING SOCIAL SECURITY Introduction Editor The Coming Crisis John Attarian Privatization Around the World Michael Tanner The Necessity for Reform Carolyn L. Weaver ANALYSIS The Roots of Islamic Extremism Ahmar Mustikhan Nigeria in the Throes of Reform Ben Barber COMMENTARY Challenges in U.S.-Asia Policy Edwin J. Feulner Diagnosing the Cultural Virus Thomas L. Jipping MEDIA IN REVIEW The Privacy Piercers Robert Lissit PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Jehan Sadat: Woman of Peace Robert R. Selle WORLD VIEWS NATO at 50
	ADVENTURE Maine: Heading Down the Mighty Kennebec - Rafting World-Class Rapids James Marshall LIFE AND IDEALS Our Hearts Are Full of Joy: Learning Life's Lessons in Two Boston Gardens Christine F. Ridout TRAVEL Coming Out of the Mist: A Visit to Britain's Picturesque Isle of Man Claire Hopley
	COMMENTARY Waiting for the Knock: Commentary on Gail Godwin's Evensong Jennifer Austa Harris FEATURED BOOK Introduction Editor REVIEWS Un-amazing Grace Beryl Lieff Benderly ORDINARY GRACE Kathleen A. Brehony Moral Lessons in a Candy Wrapper John Attarian THE EMPERORS OF CHOCOLATE Jo�l Glenn Brenner When We Were Negroes Charles R. Larson JUNETEENTH Ralph Ellison Europe's Darkest Century Edward S. Shapiro DARK CONTINENT Mark Mazower WRITERS AND WRITING The Grand Canvas: A Profile of Honor� de Balzac Cynthia Grenier

CRAFT & DESIGN
Hakata Doll Master: Japan's Seitaro Muroi
Stephen Henkin

DANCE
Post-Modern Salvation: Stephen Petronio Mirrors the Times
Susan Tenaglia

FILM
Bresson, Master of the Minimal
Lloyd Eby

GALLERY
Virginia Beahan, Laura McPhee: Extraordinary Land
Editor

THEATER
The Forgotten Shakespeare: Western Companies Ignore Feudal Origins
John Elsom

AT THE EDGE
Can Foods Forestall Aging?
Judy Mcbride
Young Rats Shed Light on Aging Brain
J.M.
Living With Ozone
Steve Voynick
Building the Future, One Layer at a Time
Robert Crockett

NATURE WALK
Treasures in Shells
Patricia J. West

CROSSROADS
Upheavals On-Screen: Issues and Values in Korean Cinema
Julian Weiss

FOLK WISDOM
Chepaka's Prophecy: The Founding of Java's Kingdom of Majapahit
Jan Knappert

HERITAGE
Yard Dog of the South: The Alligator in Wetlands Legend
Peggy Robbins

PEOPLES
A Nation Born Old: Finland's Long Road to Self-Determination
Stephen J. Osmond
In Transit: Traditional and Soviet Influence in Kazakhstan
Mark Finch

ESSAYS
Ulysses S. Grant: 'The Unheroic Hero'
Stephen Goode
Thinking About Secularisms
Paul Gottfried

SHOULD THE U.S. BUILD A MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM?
Introduction
Editor
Fighting for a National Missile Defense
Curt Weldon