Debate over U.S. role after Bosnia commitment grows
Our Opinion argues the open-ended Bosnia mission risks eroding constitutional oversight and fiscal restraint. It questions whether the United States should police abroad or focus on homeland defense, urging concrete criteria and a citizens’ rethink of foreign policy.
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U.S
Bosnia
United States
NATO
Ted Carpenter
Libertarian Cato Institute
House
John Kasich
Congress
Kasich
John McCain
Arizona
Mark Newman
Wisconsin
Dialogue on race becomes a monologue says Sowell
The column argues that the National Commission on Race is biased and intolerant of opposition. It cites President Clinton pressuring Abigail Thernstrom and criticizes the commission for staged dialogue. Thomas Sowell defends open debate and recalls his own early stance against racial preferences.
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John Hope Franklin
Franklin
Clinton
Abigail Thernstrom
Thernstrom
Abigail Thornstrom
Bill Clinton
Perry Mason
New York Times
Clarence Thomas
Glenn Loury
Thomas Sowell
Missouri
Cornell University
Casey Stengel
Hoover Institution
Glen Loury
Gore and the homeless staged plea sparks critique
Thomas argues the Clinton era focus on homelessness faded after a Christmas event where Al Gore used homeless children as props to announce an $865 million program. He condemns the display as cynical, urging genuine aid over political theater and comparing it to a Good Samaritan parable.
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al Gore
Washington, D.C
Iban Development
Gore
America
Patricia Schroeder
The
Association of American Publishers
International Union of Gospel Missions
IUGM
Stephen E. Burger
Good Samaritan
Santa Claus
Santa
Barbara Bush
Thomas
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