Incumbency Drives Campaign Contributions In Elections
A Common Cause study led by John W. Gardner argues incumbents attract more political donations because officeholders can grant favors and challengers are uncertain. It notes Senate incumbents averaged about 525000 while challengers averaged under 250000 in 1972, with similar patterns in House races. The report suggests incumbents’ visibility and party leadership roles boost funding, while vacancies yield smaller gaps, and contend that this does not prove favors are exchanged.
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Common Cause
John W. Gardner
Gardner
Senate
Didates
Not Poverty Envy Drives Crime Not Poverty Alone
A Council on Municipal Performance study directed by Arthur Carol argues poverty itself does not raise crime. Instead income inequality fuels crime, as envy grows when some citizens are markedly wealthier. Police numbers alone do not curb crime, and small towns remain safer.
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The
Council On Municipal Performance
Arthur Carol
The Best Things In The Worst Times
A 17th century plaque in a church marks Sir Robert Shirely building it “the best things in the worst times.” The passage contrasts Cromwell’s England with modern fears of nuclear doom, urging believers to live holy lives amid calamity. The reflection calls elites to act at their best in critical times.
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Robert Shirely
England
Oliver Cromwell
Robert Shively
Peter
Doing the Best in the Worst Times
A preacher speaks on how believers should respond to great crises in history and in life. He argues that nothing is merely routine, that God may bring unexpected outcomes from crises, and that individuals must live in reverent diligence, doing the best things in the worst times despite fear, distraction, or doubt.
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Main
Mat
The GOP: Down But Not Out
James J. Kilpatrick weighs party liabilities and the Watergate fallout against a hopeful view. He notes independents rising, inflation and unemployment persisting, and argues Republicans could rebound before 1974 elections with a buoyed White House chance if the economy improves.
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Gallup
GOP
Richard Nixon
Beral
Distorted Captioned View of Societal Shifts and Work Life
A fragmented monologue notes diners' appetites for steak and training tables, calls communes unpopular with young families, and contemplates mortgage costs and workplace engagement. It hints at rising tensions with staffing practices and a distant threat of forced departures, ending with a quip about the quitting whistle.
Russell Kirk Attacks Compulsory Public Sector Unions
Russell Kirk argues teachers should bargain as individuals or through professional groups like NAPE, opposing NEA and AFT efforts to compel union membership. He warns compulsory public employee unions threaten civil order, cites Michigan MEA moves toward agency shop and political spending, and laments rising militant unionism and potential strikes.
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National Association of Professional Educators
Thousand Oaks Blvd
Thousand Oaks Calif
NAPE
Denver
National Education Association
American Federation of Teachers
I Niea
AFT
Michigan Education Association
MEA
Michigan
Michigan Leacher
We Must Decide About Russia in This Moment
Danville Register columnist Holmes Alexander argues the United States must decide soon how to handle the Soviet Union. He contrasts Henry Kissinger and Henry Jackson, urges public opinion to drive the choice, and frames detente versus Cold War postures as a people’s decision rather than executive action. He notes Kissinger favors bargaining within SALT limits but warns against meddling in internal Soviet matters, while Jackson pushes strong trade and emigration conditions to pressure Moscow. The piece ends asserting the decision belongs to the people, not the White House or Congress.
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Washington, D.C
United States—Administration
Congress
Soviet Union
Henry
Henry Kissinger
Moscow
Henry Jackson
Kremlin
Henrys
Franklin Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
White House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Russia
Ussr
Kissinger
Senate
Cson
Jackson
Dackser
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