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Western do-gooders may want to help Africa stop the AIDS epidemic. But Helen Epstein's new book shows the most effective solutions are often the continent's own.
  • For the record, Manatee

    I do not know if you were referring to my letter on circumcision, but to make it clear, I do not equate male circumcision to female circumcision with regard to their respective effects on men and women; it's like equating a broken pinky with a broken leg. Regardless, both are forms of genital mutilation -- and I am proud to be both Jewish and an opponent of such barbarism.