Memorial Day reflection on sacrifice and U S military policy
A Memorial Day essay urges thoughtful remembrance of lives lost in service and questions the rationale for future deployments. It cites NATO and Bosnia discussions, warns against casual remarks guiding policy, and calls Congress to ensure any future sacrifices promote freedom and national well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
U.S. Defense
William Perry
Germany
U.S
NATO
United Nations
Bosnia
U.N
Congress
Packwood urged to resign amid ethics probe
After 30 months and a Senate Ethics Committee inquiry, substantial credible evidence alleges that Sen. Bob Packwood sexually harassed multiple women, destroyed evidence, and used his office for political gain. Support grows for resignation though defenses claim innocence until proven guilty. potential penalties range from reprimand to expulsion.
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Bob Packwood
Senate
Senate Ethics Committee
Oregon
Ethics Committee
Grace of God
Congress
California
Barbara Boxer
The
San Francisco Examiner
Counting on statistical proofs in North Carolina policy
John Hood reflects on how numbers shape state policy in Raleigh and across North Carolina. He cites Tax Freedom Day in 1995, UNC Charlotte transit studies ranking Raleigh and Charlotte, and the Development Report Card for the States, noting methodological limits and the need for common frames of reference. Hood also admits a spreadsheet error in a welfare policy piece and highlights a 1995 AFDC maximum of 272 dollars per month for a three-member family.
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Raleigh
Plato
Joseph Marie de Maistre
North Carolina
Tax Foundation
Washington
Florida
Center For Interdisciplinary Transportation Studies
Unccharlotte
UNCC
David Hartgen
Charlotte
Corporation For Enterprise Development
Colorado
Samuel Butler
Mnac
John Hood
Time cover and the Christian Coalition ten point plan
The Time cover story on Ralph Reed and the Christian Coalition’s Ten Suggestions outlines a platform blending pro family tax breaks and private school funding with prison reform and restricted abortion. It notes omissions on poverty, homosexual rights, and church-state issues, and assesses the plan as cultural politics rather than spiritual creed.
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Christian Coalition
America
Ralph Reed
God
Bela Lugosi
Jeffrey Birnbaum
D&x
Coalition
Ital
Unital
Young Reed
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Coxvé
Pennsylvania Avenue
Open Society
John R. Graham
Patrick Holmes
Dennis A. Frazier
Jerry Wicks
Vermont
Royster
Packwood
By Dan Piraro
Jhou Jaditiari
Sean
Biz
John Hood Commentary
Serpentanetion
Paul Greenberg
Arkansas Demonier. Gazette
Little Rock
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