lesbianism (no troublesome pregnancies,nno abortions, no children, and nonAIDS). Perhaps the only thing wrongnwith this vision is that in a few scorenyears, if adhered to, it would mean nonpeople. This might seem unfortunate,nbut at least it would leave the environmentnto proceed on its way untroublednby human manipulation, and thusnachieve one of the goals of ourn”greens” of various shades. Of course,nneither would there be any greensnaround to appreciate it.nThe separation in principle and innpractice of sexuality from reproductionnbegan in earnest with the widespreadnuse of the birth control pill in the laten1950’s. At that time the sociologicalnand moral implications were not fullynforeseen, and those who made direnpredictions were dismissed as puritansnand prudes. But the consequences arennow clear: abortion on demand (at anrate approximating one abortion fornevery two births) is the price we pay fornthe “freedom” of heterosexual license,nand AIDS is the price of homosexualnpromiscuity. Yet public officials and thenmedia have accepted the dogma, activelynpromoted by Planned Parent-nNEW FROM LIBERTY FUNDnPOLITICAL SERMONS OF THEnAMERICAN FOUNDINGnERA: 1730-1805nEdited by Ellis Sandozn”A superb collection of sermons bearing on thenpolitics of the era of the American Revolutionnand the early Republic. All in all, this is one of thenmost useful collections of sources available fornthe study of the young United States.”n—Robert Middkkauff, The Huntington Libraryn1636 pages, Foreword, acknowledgments,neditor’s note, bibliography, chronology.nHardcover $38.00 0-86597-090-4nPaperback $12.00 0-86597-091-2nLibertyPrm, 1990nTHE STATE OF THE UNION:nEssays in Social CriticismnBy Albert Jay NocknEdited and with a Foreword by Charles H. Hamiltonn”In a time of raucous and often mindless debate, it is a double pleasure tonread Albert J. Nock—for what he says and for the way he says it. Here is socialnand intellectual criticism at its best, from a thinker who will surely climb inndue course to his proper place in the American pantheon.” —Jacques Barzunn370 pages. Foreword, selected bibliography, acknowledgments, index.nHardcover $20.00 0-86597-092-0nPaperback $ 7.50 0-86597-093-9nLiberty Pr«i-, 1991nPlease send me:nQuantity-nOrdered TitlenPoliticalnSermons…nThe State ofnthe UnionnEditionnHardcovernPaperbacknHardcovernPaperbacknPricen$38.00n$12.00n$20.00nS 7.50nSubtotalnIndiana residents add 5% sales taxnTotalnWe pay book rate postage. Please allownapproximately 4 weeks for deliver}’. Master Cardnand Visa accepted for a handling charge of $2.50.nAll orders must he prepaid in U.S. dollars.n8/CHRONlCLESnAmountnD Enclosed is my check or moneynorder made payable to Libert}’nFund, Inc.nD Please send me a copy of yourncurrent catalogue.nNamenAddress _nCit>’nState/Zip -nMail to: LIBERTY FUND, INC.nDepartment FF109n7440 N. Shadeland Ave.nIndianapolis, IN 46250nnnhood and certain “sex educators,” thatnno one is able to abstain from sexualnbehavior, even for a brief time. Thencorollary to this is that it is also unrealisticnto expect people to abstain fromnpromiscuous sexual relations with allnsorts of partners. In other words, we arento presuppose that promiscuity, homosexualnas well as heterosexual, is thenaccepted norm, and that the only waynto deal with AIDS and with othernsexually transmitted diseases (AIDSnhas not yet been officially designated asnsuch) is by providing the most antisepticnand least contagious conditions undernwhich to engage in highly septicnand contagious practices.nIt ought to be possible to avoid thendangers of self-righteous condemnationnwithout abandoning the right toncall sin sin and to warn of the very realnand virtually inescapable perils thatnsexual excesses bring. Many have criticized,nand justly so, the efforts of somenmedia and sex educators to call sexnwith condoms “safe sex,” and recentlynsome authorities have gone in for thensomewhat more correct expression,n”safer sex.” But it is time for religiousnleaders to recognize that by failing tondesignate perversion and degeneracy asnwhat they are, in the name of a falsentolerance, they may very well be creatingn”safe sin.” The pronouncementsnof people who ought to be moralnteachers, such as Spong and the membersnof the Presbyterian task force, arennot causing the problem, but they arencontributing to its severity and makingnrecovery more difficult.n— Harold O.]. BrownnOUR CONGRATULATIONS gonout to Patrick Buchanan, who wasnhonored with the American ValuesnAward last November 28 at the NationalnPress Club in Washington, D.C.nThe award is given annually by thenU.S. Industrial Council EducationalnFoundation to “distinguished defendersnof the traditional values who haventheir roots in the moral foundations ofnour country and our civilization.”n