States Can Set Speed Limits But Must Balance Safety
A discussion notes that federal 55 mph limits did not reduce deaths. after states raised to 65 mph on interstates, fatality rates fell modestly and overall roadway deaths declined on non interstates. It argues states can adjust speeds responsibly, balancing safety and speed, noting traffic policing and federal limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lautenberg
Dn.j
Senate
Lautenbergs
Congress
Washington
America
AAA Foundation For Traffic Safety
Lautenberg
Chechen hostage crisis exposes rifts in Russian leadership
The Chechnya siege at Budyonnovsk pits rebels against Moscow as Boris Yeltsin faces a no win crisis. Hostages totaled around two thousand with over a hundred dead, while a failed Russian army counter assault elevated tensions. Chernomyrdin brokered a ceasefire and peace talks began amid Western warnings and internal security concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chechnya
Boris Yeltsin
Sicily
Russia
Soviet Union
Budyonnovsk
Yeltsin
Canada
Viktor Chernomyrdin
Pentagon
Duma
Moscow
Chernomyrdin
Pyrrhus
Kansas City School Overhaul Tests Money Value
The Supreme Court halted the decade long Kansas City school overhaul funded largely by Missouri state money after judges found persistent segregation. About 1.5 billion in special outlays, over normal budgets, aimed to raise student achievement beyond national norms, with per pupil spending twice that of nearby suburbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr
Kansas City
Supreme Court
Russell Clark
Missouri
Kansas City Schools Show Rising Costs Don’t Boost Outcomes
Stephen Chapman argues that Kansas City desegregation efforts created magnet schools with top facilities but produced no measurable gains in student achievement. Dropout and attendance trends worsened or stagnated while test scores remained unchanged, despite Harvard Project findings and expensive reforms. The piece criticizes spending without accountability and suggests true reform hinges on rewards for success and penalties for failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Tim Jones
State Board of Education
Kansas City
Judge Clark
Harvard Project
Gary Orfield
Stephen Chapman
The
Chicago Tribune
Voice of Sweet Reason in Public Spaces Fantasy
Jeff Greenfield imagines a superhero who persuades rude urban behavior into courtesy. In this fantasy a single phrase turns gridlock evaders and loud theater chatters into polite, non disruptive citizens, sparing emissions and preserving public comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Reason
New York
Jeff Greenfield
Tourist budget views and a call to balance faster
Ben Wattenberg argues for a measured deficit reduction over ten years, critiques the pure deficit hawk stance, and advocates modest SSI increases for elderly couples while trimming welfare. He warns against dissolving the United States Information Agency and merging it into the State Department, urging careful public diplomacy and a targeted approach to cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
United States Information Agency
State Department
Voice of America
America
Ben Wattenberg
The
American Enterprise Institute
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John R. Graham
Patrick Holmes
Dennis A. Frazier
Billie Heuser
Vermont
Royster
Freedom Newspaper
Stephen Chapman Commentary
Clark
Ben Wattenberg Commentary
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