Word: protectionism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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In their defense, State Department officials contend that there was little they could do about Jonestown because no residents complained about conditions there. Law enforcement agencies are reluctant to tangle with groups that can claim the protection of the U.S. Constitution's provision on religious freedom, and in recent...
Wolfman, in testimony submitted to IRS Commissioner Jerome Kurtz, supported the new guidelines because they would help bring about integration of private schools and give minorities "long-promised equal protection of the laws which is not yet a reality for racial minorities."
Inevitably, bitterness erupted over whether the tragedy at Jonestown could have been prevented. Members of Congressman Ryan's saddened staff claimed that the U.S. embassy in Georgetown should have known of the cult's potential for violence and warned him. Sorrowing relatives of the victims charged that both the State...
America's regulatory history dates back to the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission 91 years ago, and big growth came during the New Deal, when such agencies as the Civil Aeronautics Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission were started. But most of the excesses that are drawing...
It would be wise to replace extremists in the agencies with individuals dedicated to a sen sible balance between economic development and regulatory protection.