What happened on June 08, 2003
BOOKS
The U.S. preens, and a conservative laments By Warren I. Cohen, Warren I. Cohen is distinguished university professor of history at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
The book business as fiction By Herbert Gold, Herbert Gold is the author of many novels, including "Fathers," "The Man Who Was Not With It" and, most recently, "Daughter Mine."
A vengeance born of pain By Michael Harris, Michael Harris is a regular contributor to Book Review.
Placing faith in the power of the novel By Jeffrey Meyers, Jeffrey Meyers, a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, is the author of "D.H. Lawrence: A Biography," "Joseph Conrad: A Biography" and "Orwell: Wintry Conscience of a Generation" and has recently completed a life of Somerset Maugham.
The art of self-destruction By Jack Miles, Jack Miles, senior advisor to the president at the J. Paul Getty Trust, is the author of "Christ: A Crisis in the Life of God."
The strains of patriotism By Tom Nolan, Tom Nolan is a critic whose writings appear in a variety of publications, including the Wall Street Journal.
Discoveries By Susan Salter Reynolds
It wasn't about cinematic art By Richard Schickel, Richard Schickel is the author of "Good Morning, Mr. Zip Zip Zip." His latest film is "Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin."
The stacks from cover to cover By Wendy Smith, Wendy Smith is the author of "Real Life Drama: The Group Theatre and America, 1931-1940."
Vietnamese family revised By Peter Zinoman, Peter Zinoman, author of "The Colonial Bastille: A History of Imprisonment in Vietnam, 1862-1940," is an associate professor of history and Southeast Asian studies at UC Berkeley.
OPINION
An Immoral Policy on Illegal Entry By Wayne A. Cornelius, Wayne A. Cornelius is director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at UC San Diego and co-author of the forthcoming "Controlling Immigration: A Global Perspective," 2nd edition (Stanford University Press).
Our Two Boys of Summer By Frank Del Olmo, Frank del Olmo is associate editor of The Times.
Waters of Three Gorges Dam Will Wash Over World Culture By Lisa See, Lisa See's most recent book is "Dragon Bones" (Random House, 2003), which considers issues surrounding the building of the Three Gorges Dam.
There Should Be No Room for Cruelty to Livestock By Peter Singer and Karen Dawn, Peter Singer, a professor of bioethics at Princeton University, is the author of several books, including "Animal Liberation" (revised edition, Ecco, 2001). Karen Dawn is an animal advocate who runs a media watch at www.DawnWatch.com.
Bush's Scorched-Earth Campaign By Neal Gabler, Neal Gabler, a senior fellow at the Norman Lear Center at USC Annenberg, is author of "Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality."
Democrats Will Have to Hop Onto Security Wagon By Lawrence J. Haas and Richard Klein, Lawrence J. Haas, communications director to former Vice President Al Gore, is director of public affairs at Manning Selvage & Lee. Richard Klein, former special assistant for international security affairs at the State Department, is director of Kissinger McLarty Associates.
Surprise Kim With a Solution By Rajan Menon, Rajan Menon is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and Monroe J. Rathbone professor of international relations at Lehigh University.
Dens of Iniquity By Stephen Randall, Stephen Randall is executive editor of Playboy and author of the novel "The Other Side of Mulholland."
All Work and No Play By Joe Robinson, Joe Robinson is author of "Work to Live: The Guide to Getting a Life" and founder of the Work to Live Campaign: www.worktolive.info.
Be Patient, Keep Looking By Gary Schmitt, Gary Schmitt, executive director of the Project for the New American Century, was executive director of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board under President Reagan.
Deflating Deflation By Robert M. Solow, Robert M. Solow is institute professor emeritus at MIT.
A Thinner Blue Line By Jervey Tervalon, Jervey Tervalon's latest novel, "Lita," will be out in July.
MAGAZINE
Deja Vu By Teresa Watanabe, Teresa Watanabe is a Times staff writer.
Peter Buys an Electric Car By Peter Horton, Peter Horton is a Santa Monica-based actor, director and writer.
Hanging Jewels By Susan Straight, Susan Straight is the author of five novels, including "Highwire Moon" (Anchor Books), a National Book Award finalist in 2001.