Baseball leadership finds effective Selig combination
The editorial argues Bud Selig should remain permanent baseball commissioner, noting his consensus style and the owners’ intent to keep current governance. It recalls past crises under prior commissioners, the 1994 strike, and the improving health of baseball, while warning on antitrust exemptions and tax subsidies as ongoing pressures.
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Bud Selig
Selig
Milwaukee Brewers
Roger Noll
Stanford University
Black Sox
White Sox
Judge Kensesaw Mountain Landis
Judge Landis
Jackie Robinson
Fay Vincent
Noll
Game
Baseball Network
Congress
Executive Council
Baseball
Mass democracy vs the mass market in politics and culture
Joseph Sobran argues the mass market logic dominates sports films and music, erodes public discourse, and weakens local political life. He contrasts prepackaged candidates with real choice, noting the rise of mass marketing in politics and society. Sobran, an Arlington, Virginia writer and former professor, reflects on democracy’s traditional ideals.
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Mark McGwire
New York Times
Henry James
McDonald’s
Lincoln
Douglas
Senate
al D'Amato
Ted Kennedy
John Calhoun
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
Colin Powell
Powell
History versus social studies debate sparks new Historical Society
A syndicated column argues history is being replaced by social studies in schools and criticizes the American Historical Association for political advocacy. It introduces a new Historical Society led by Eugene Genovese, aiming to focus on plain history and include diverse viewpoints, while stressing history's lessons on governance and liberty.
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America
American Historical Association
the Historical Society
Eugene Genovese
NATO
New Historical Society
Antebellum South
Atlanta University
William Godwin
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Babe Ruth
Sobran
Arlington, Va
Colum
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Stalin
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Mao
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United States
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Hoover Institution
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