Article March 26, 1990 Issue

Second Thought

Looking again at news and commentary

Ellen Goodman—February 2, 1989

The Boston Globe

"New commandments," by columnist Ellen Goodman

"I used to think that only primitive tribes had detailed taboos.

"But lately I have been wondering how different our tribe really is. The news has been full of reports about right and wrong ways to live. These are not religious allegories, but medical tales.... They detail the good and evil of estrogen, the right of exercise and wrong of smoking.

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