Guilt collectors and the idea of collective fault
John Roche condemns the notion that all people share guilt for societal ills. He argues individual responsibility is core to liberal society and rejects claims that everyone is culpable for crimes or evils, citing examples from terrorism critiques to Latin America and the race of Americans. He warns against moral abstraction that excuses personal wrongdoing.
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Martin Luther King
America
Allende
Chile
Sunday Times Book Review
Richard R Fagen
Stanford
Latin America
United States
Government OSHA seeks power to inspect federal workplaces
OSHA wants presidential authority to inspect conditions at government workplaces without warrants citing a pattern of unsafe practices across agencies. The agency argues private and public sectors suffer costly injuries and illnesses totaling billions annually while many agencies remain unresponsive under current rules.
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Supreme Court
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Congress
House votes to control cameras for floor coverage
The House approved control of its cameras for floor proceedings to be bought before the 96th Congress. Reporters note it delays unfettered network coverage but does not ban it, predicting broader future access and reduced editing of debates.
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Washington
House
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
The
Senate
Daily
Congressional Record
Jim Wright
Texas
House of Representatives
Open Letter From a Home Repair Saga
A humorous open letter recounts a chaotic home bathroom remodel. Three men haul away a toilet tub and sink while the author endures misfiring plans, mismatched rooms, and aviation stories. As days pass, the trio abandons the project for airplanes and the writer contemplates moving fixtures to the fireplace and calling a plumber.
Lone Star Beef House Topsales and DOJ Watchdog Battle
The Lone Star Beef House in Washington is linked to federal embezzlement proceeds tied to ex-Department of Transportation official William C. Siebert. The Justice Department seeks to preserve assets amid a court fight over ownership and control while continuing its lunchtime clientele and topless entertainment context.
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Lone Star
Department
William C. Siebert
Department of Transportation
Siebert
Las Vegas
New
Atlanta, Ga
Department of Justice
Siebert's
Justice Department
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