Time to Stand Up to Elitist Eco-Moralists KENNETH L. KHACHIGIAN, Kenneth L. Khachigian, a veteran political strategist and former White House speech writer, practices law in Orange County. His column appears here every other week
Forgiveness Can Change a Life, a World MICHAEL HENDERSON, Michael Henderson is the author of "The Forgiveness Factor--Stories of Hope in a World of Conflict" (Grosvenor)
The Name Game Adam Hochschild, Adam Hochschild, who has written widely about Africa, is the author of "Finding the Trapdoor: Essays, Portraits, Travels" (Syracuse University Press). He is just finishing a book about King Leopold and the Congo, to be published next year by Houghton Mifflin
Politics Unswayed by 'Net Generation' EDWIN DIAMOND and ROBERT SILVERMAN, Edwin Diamond teaches at NYU. Robert Silverman has covered new media for national magazines. This article is adapted from their book, "White House to Your House: Media and Politics in Virtual America" (MIT Press, 1997)
Neighborhood Councils: Are They What L.A. Really Needs? Xandra Kayden, Xandra Kayden, a political scientist at UCLA's School of Public Policy and Social Research, is writing a book on the political structure of Los Angeles. She is the author of "Surviving Power" (Free Press.)
Nato Martin Walker, Martin Walker, a contributing editor to Opinion, is U.S. bureau chief of Britain's the Guardian and the author of "The President We Deserve: Bill Clinton's Rise, Falls and Comebacks" (Crown)
Government Intervention May Save the City's Heart Kevin Starr, Kevin Starr, a contributing editor to Opinion, is State Librarian of California and a member of the faculty at USC. The latest volume of his history of California is "The Dream Endures, California Enters the 1940s" (Oxford University Press)
Jose Ramos-Horta Nancy Yoshihara, Nancy Yoshihara is an editorial writer for The Times
The Worst Sort of Fight Is Always a Family Affair Bruce J. Schulman, Bruce J. Schulman, associate professor of history at Boston University, is the author of "Lyndon B. Johnson and American Liberalism" (Bedford/St. Martin's)
A Shining Moral Hero Abandoned in the Dark Mark Hertsgaard, Mark Hertsgaard, author of "On Bended Knee: The Press and the Reagan Presidency" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), is now completing a book about the global environmental future. He recently returned from six weeks of reporting in China
Put the Money Up Front CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER, Charles Krauthammer is a syndicated columnist in Washington
Mobutu: From Political Contributions to Exile Bruce McCall, Bruce McCall is a regular contributor to the New Yorker and Vanity Fair. His memoir, "Thin Ice: Coming of Age in Canada" will be published next month by Random House
Personal Perspective Rosario Ferre, Rosario Ferre is the author of the novel "The House on the Lagoon" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), which was nominated for a National Book Award in 1995. Her next novel is "Eccentric Neighbors" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), due out this year
Close In, High Up MARILYN TOWER OLIVER, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Oliver is a Los Angeles freelance writer
'Living Stones' Don't Just Sit There JOEL RAPP, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES; Rapp is a Los Angeles freelance writer who, as "Mr. Mother Earth," has written several best-selling books on indoor gardening