Missed opportunities mark Reagan second term story
Missed opportunities define the Reagan second term as domestic and foreign policy drift. The piece argues his landslide 1984 win gave mandate but his actions since have been reticent, failing to push budget priorities, retreating on Social Security measures, and missing a moral leadership moment on apartheid in South Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reagan
U.S
South Africa
United States
Pieter Botha
Botha
Robert C. McFarlane
Botham
One more round on separation of church and state
The Witters case before the U S Supreme Court centers on a blind applicant seeking a vocational rehabilitation grant to study at Whitworth College in Spokane to become a pastor and church leader. The state denied aid based on religion, while the court weighs establishment versus free exercise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Larry Waters
Washington State Supreme Court
Witters
Whitworth College
Spokane
Congress
States
High Court
Lewis Powell
Washington, D.C
Rufus Peckham
Court blocks state aid to religious education in minister path
The passage reviews U.S. Supreme Court and state rulings on establishment clause limits. It notes several tax and aid decisions across states, including tax exemptions for churches, tuition grants to sectarian colleges, and recent denials of programs funding religious instruction, with remarks by Chief Justice Burger and predictions on a Washington state decision affecting a blind man seeking a rehabilitation grant to become a minister.
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William O. Douglas
New York
Maryland
Larry Witters
South Carolina
the Baptist College
Charleston
Minnesota
Everson
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Warren Burger
Washington State Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington Supreme Court
Toward a Courtesans Corps Proposal Sparks National Debate
Washington outlines a provocative plan to nationalize prostitution through a Courtesans Corps to tax sex work, reduce jail crowding, improve health standards, and fund deficits via a national trust. Critics warn of federal overreach while supporters cite potential revenue and social benefits.
Reverse revenue sharing amid gambling and prostitution
A William Safire viewpoint argues budgets are tighter than the federal balance and urges reverse revenue sharing. He claims government moral approval should not favor gambling while condemning prostitution, comparing the two to erode taxation while promoting a Courtesans Corps and state commissions. He envisions a future where licensing and incentives profit from vice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Prostitution Commission
New York Times
Runoff voting in NYC mayoral history contested by judge
The piece argues against striking the 1972 runoff rule after a federal judge calls it a tool that preserves the status quo and fuels racial polarization. It cautions about scenarios where a Black candidate could be kept from advancing and notes examples from Chicago and Philadelphia highlighting governance and coalition dynamics in diverse cities.
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Mario Proccacino
New York City
Brooklyn
John Lindsay
Federal District Court
Charles Brieant
Democratic Party
Chicago
Harold Washington
Washington
Bernard Epton
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Ronald Reagan
Robert J. Samuelson
Robert G. Fichenberg
Washington Observer
Washington Post
Milton Coleman
China
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Norman Podhoretz
Commentary Magazine
Tip O'Neill
Newhouse News Service
James J. Kilpatrick
Courtesans Corps
William Safire
Ed Koch
Mario Cuomo
John McLaughlin
Philadelphia
Wilson Goode
Goode
Frank Rizzo
Big City
Ppatta Lambert
P&l
North
Salina
Syracuse, N.Y
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