Burnham Analysis of Cold War Paradoxes and Policy Shifts
James Burnham argues that U S foreign policy in Southeast Asia and beyond is plagued by contradictions. The piece contrasts Kissinger Nixon and Congress with a public lacking grasp of complex geopolitical logic, noting a shift from binary containment to balancing dispersed power and moral ambiguity.
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Consumer agency could mean more bureaucracy
The piece argues a proposed independent Agency for Consumer Advocacy may fail to benefit shoppers, duplicating FTC and other regulators. It warns labor disputes and Congress cost drives may negate gains, risking new red tape while calling for prudent oversight and a simple protector role. Galatians 6:2 is cited.
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Mass a three ring circus in Washington pastor sermon
Washington laments a city short on sports drama as teams depart and records fall. A Holy Trinity priest staged Palm Sunday circus acts at the church altar with a pink and gold outfit performer and acrobats, using the spectacle to illustrate life’s rises and falls and the world’s treatment of the child within us.
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Circus memory and sacred ritual merge in church offertory
A narrator recalls Dennis the Menace as a child grows into a symbol of innocence tied to faith. A circus clown offers encouragement while a showgirl with a blue marabou cape performs at the altar during the solemn Mass. Palace Five is invoked.
Time to halt secret promises in U S foreign policy
Washington warns that American leaders repeatedly promise Israel and other allies without intention to honor them. The piece urges reappraising policy, enacting binding commitments like treaties, and ending the habit of opportunistic promises to shape foreign loyalties.
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AIM Under Fire as It Challenges Major Media distortions
Jeffrey Hart frames Accuracy in Media as a critic of press bias. The piece notes AIM’s clash with Jack Anderson over torture coverage and a probe by Rep. Wright Patman into AIM chair Reed Irvine. It highlights AIM’s defense of CBS editing on Castro and Rather, asserting bias and urging accountability in news reporting.
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