Survey on Greed and Government Criticism in Modern Life
A reflective column denounces widespread greed and blame toward the Nixon Administration for inflation and economic woes. It links over-spending, grain deals with the Soviet Union, and export restrictions to rising meat prices, farm distress, and broader national selfishness, urging renewed self-reliance and public-spirited resolve.
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Nixon
Soviet Union
Soybean Growers Association
U.S
United States
Europe
Japan
U S
Soybean Association
Professors decry Watergate and fault higher education
At a AAUP annual meeting a resolution condemns Watergate as a sign of law and order breakdown and moral decline. It asserts teachers share blame for graduates’ felonious behavior, while debating whether right to break law can ever be justified for a perceived greater good.
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American Association of University Professors
Moral order and the test of fair play in society
A columnist reflects on moral crisis and integrity in public life. The piece argues that right and wrong persist beyond whim and law, urging readers to apply the Golden Rule and avoid special privilege. It invites personal reflection on behavior and responsibility toward a moral social fabric.
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Lewis
Dean Memorandum on Maximizing Incumbency in Nixon White House
Hiam F Buckley Jr surveys a Dean memorandum proposing to use federal machinery to harass political enemies, naming Haldeman Ehrlichman and Colson. He calls the memo proto fascist, ruthless, and dangerous, arguing the president should denounce it and question Nixon’s oversight.
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Nixon
Senate
Charles Colson
John Dean
John Ehrlichman
Robert Haldeman
Metropolitan Opera
Dean
SEC
FCC
FTC
CAB
DOD
IRS
Oval
Haldeman
Mr. Ehrlichman
Junk sculpture and the need for real public art
Russell Kirk criticizes modern abstract sculptures as junk that corrupts taste and robs public spaces of meaningful art. He cites Picasso, Udall, and lost statues like Benjamin Rush and Orestes Brownson, arguing for preservation of genuine works and private patronage, and lauds Historic Preservation and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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Department of Public Works
Historic Preservation
National Trust For Historic Preservation
James M. Goode
Washington
Columbia
Stewart Udall
Udall
Benjamin Rush
Mr. Udall
Philadelphia
United States
Rush
New York
Orestes Brownson
Hudson
Brownson
America
Little Quarterly Magazine
University Bookeman
Civic Fathers
New York City
Fordham University
Fordham
Hew Lorimer
Trust
Jackson Place
N.W
Washington, D.C
The
Congress Grabs Executive Power From Pacifism Push
The Danville Register notes Congress seeks to tie bombing of Cambodia after Aug 15 to funding bills, a move seen as stealing executive foreign policy. It argues the 93rd Congress, with many presidential hopefuls, risks undermining the president and strengthening neo isolationism, urging ex leaders to pool experience for the national good.
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Washington
D. C
Ynu
Congress
Senate
House
Cambodia
Vietnam
White House
Goldwater
Humphrey
McGovern
Eagleton
Muskie
Sparkman
House of Representatives
Pete McCloskey
Wilbur Mills
Franklin Fierce
New Hampshire
Lincoln
Pierce
Martin van Burett
Philadelphia
Cradle of Liberty
James Buchanan
Millard Filmore
John Tyler
van Buren
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USDA
Russia
Yale
Hiam F. Buckley, Jr
Tilly
Russell Kirk
Cies
Chicago
Pablo Picasso
Picasso
National Library of Scotland
Grand Rapids
Danville
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