Word: interventionism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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The sourest notes of the conclave were probably struck during closed-door meetings between Clinton and Chinese President Jiang Zemin. The two met for one hour in what was later described as a "vivid and animated" discussion. Among other things, Clinton requested progress on human rights for dissidents and Tibetans...
Vietnam rent the nation because it presented the basic dilemmas of the cold war period: Was containment the paramount American foreign policy goal? Was it worth the risk of military intervention? Where? At what cost? There were no easy answers. There was certainly none of the unanimity that nostalgics now...
After Harvard (3-1-1) tied Dartmouth Friday in Hanover, N.H., 2-2, it had to face St. Lawrence the next night. The Saints didn't need divine intervention, but simply took advantage of the schedule to skate past the road-weary Crimson, 7-4.
Minimum wage laws have tremendously detrimental effects. Most economists recognize the many inefficiencies, but some Americans still support minimum wages under the delusion that such regulations help the poor. But government intervention actually harms these people by decreasing job opportunities.
He also warned that "intervention by outside powers-whatever their grievances-should be prohibited."