The Family's Importance and Moynihan's Viewpoint
Moynihan for more than twenty years has warned the family is the basic social unit and society must strengthen it. He cites his 1964 report and recent lectures, noting complex causes for the crisis and arguing government alone cannot build character.
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan
New York
Moynihan
Johnson
Sen. Moynihan
Harvard University
Charles Murray
Capitol Hill
Why We Should Restudy Our Constitution
Chief Justice Warren Burger urges a 200 year anniversary study of the U S Constitution as a living document that limits government power and treats the citizen as sovereign. The piece praises the document’s durability and calls schools clubs and religious groups to re examine the civil contract on which American government rests.
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United States
Warren Burger
William Gladstone
The two political cultures clash in Reagan era analysis
A Los Angeles Times Syndicate essay argues history hinges on rival political cultures in the Reagan era. It contrasts Carter liberalism with Reagan conservatism, notes Buchanan's provocative stance on the contra aid, and predicts realignment amid debates over communism and policy consequences.
It's Now or Never Contras seek aid to counter Soviet arms
An editorial urges immediate U S military and humanitarian aid of 100 million over 18 months for the Nicaraguan contras facing Soviet equipped forces. It argues Congress has repeatedly rejected aid, warns of a potential spread of communism in Central America, and compares opposition to past anti communism protests.
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United States
Reagan
Congress
Capitol Hill
U.S
Nicaragua
Central America
Salvador Cayetano Carpio
Guatemala
Honduras
Costa Rica
Managua
America
Humberto Ortega
Mexico
Kissinger
Soviet Union
CIA
England
Southeast Asia
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de Tocqueville
Syria
Thailand
Os Angeles Times Syndicate
Washington
Patrick Buchanan
Buchanan
Moscow
Nancy Kassebaum
Kansas
Anthony Lewis
Sam Donaldson
Russia
Cuba
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Clare
Democratic
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