Court misses point in Amish SS decision
A columnist argues the Supreme Court misreads the Amish social security dispute. It contends the Amish seek to refrain from participating in welfare taxes, not general taxes, and warns that forcing adherence harms religious freedom and the moral aim of self-reliance.
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Amish SS
U.S. Supreme Court
Warren Burger
High Court
Pennsylvania
Edwin Lee
Congress
Lee
Internal Revenue Service
St. Paul
Burger
Supreme Court
Pentagon bonuses under fire amid misspent funds
The article argues the Pentagon’s $700 million incentive bonus program to boost enlistments is flawed and wasteful. It cites misallocated payments, recruitment pulled by civilian options rather than bonuses, and audits finding bonuses to the wrong skills, with critics urging reform.
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Washington
Pentagon
Congressional
Capitol Hill
General Accounting Office
Army Audit Agency
Defense Department
Prison Letters on Loneliness and Rehabilitation
A columnist presents two inmate letters from Reidsville Georgia and London Prison Farm. The writers discuss isolation, family loss, and unmet rehabilitation efforts. They argue for systemic prison reform focusing on meaningful work, training, and internal change rather than more cages. The piece reflects on loneliness and the failings of current programs.
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Tennessee
London Prison Farm
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World’s worst: a tour of famous blunders and bungles
A curio of misfires profiles Stephen Pite and his Not Terribly Good Club of Great Britain, plus notorious flubs by R E de Bruycker, El Gallo the matador, Darsun Yilmaz, the Mariner I failure, and explorer Thomas Nuttall. The humorous compendium notes legal slips, failed espionage, and absurd missteps across eras.
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Britain
Pite
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Soviet Union
Agnano
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de Bruycker
Playboy
Ernest Hemingway
Darsun Yilmaz
Black Sea
Carrot and Stick Tax Talk With Dr Taxes
A dialogue on Reagan era tax policy as Dr Taxes explains the carrot and stick approach. The reform favors business and profits, while workers face fear of unemployment and higher prices. The exchange questions corporate tax, consumer costs, and fairness.
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Washington
Dr. Taxes
Taxes
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Flyria
Otto B Schoepfle
Arthur D Rudnutt
Sun
Jack Anderson
Jim Bishop
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