Word: capitulationism
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Now that they have drawn first blood from the tobacco empire, I wish the state attorneys general would do something more worthwhile with their time. Two weeks ago, 22 state attorneys general and the Liggett group, a cigarette manufacturer, struck a deal to resolve smokers' claims. Anti-smoking forces rejoiced...
Levitin is right about one thing. The Oslo accords must be renounced. Not because, as he suggests, they are damaging Israel. But because under the craven capitulation of Arafat they give up all Palestinian rights to control over water, to an independent economy, to sovereignty over large swathes of the...
With respect to his new dedication to educational funding, President Clinton seems to have found a truly beneficial use for his brand of Democratic conservatism, heretofore correctly seen as unambiguous capitulation to a Republican agenda. In his State of the Union message to Congress two weeks ago, the president promised...
The problem is that we aren't. I have several friends who are opposed to the idea of a gay students' center. Many gays, lesbians, and bisexuals differ over what "gay rights" mean. Some radical gay activists, for example, argue that the current focus on gay marriage is a capitulation...
The word "liberal" and even the word "Democrat" still seem to be taboo. Clinton has not asserted the mandate that voters handed to him. Instead, his new mantra is the word "bipartisan," which frequently means capitulation to the Republican agenda rather than constructive cooperation between the parties. One of the...