Word: interventionism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Like millions of others during those dreadful years, Saint-Exupery had ample reason for anguish. His dream of defending his country from Nazi invaders was interrupted by the fall of France in 1940. The collaborationist Vichy government, hoping to appropriate some of his fame and prestige, named the writer-pilot...
The military forces and police, including reserves, total almost 500,000 very well-equipped men and women. "There is no sign of demoralization on the part of the security forces," says Michael Hough, the director of Pretoria University's Institute for Strategic Studies. "Only massive outside intervention on behalf of...
Just as nations have swung in recent years from state intervention to free enterprise, they could as easily shift back. The change could take place especially if the world economy turns down sharply or private-enterprise reforms do not pay off as quickly as promised. "While there does not appear...
Opposition to government intervention in individual lives has always been a pillar of conservative thought. In the 1960s and '70s, while liberals agitated for federal intervention on civil rights and the Viet Nam War, conservatives felt smothered by a leftist tyranny of activism. The roles have now reversed. As the...
Meese is quick to point out that the Justice Department has not called for sweeping bans on pornography or abortion. He thinks that state and local governments should be left to rule on such issues without federal intervention. Says Meese: "What's happening here is that over the years, people...