Word: restrictionism
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Last year Colorado passed a law to do just that by limiting the growth of state spending to no more than 7% annually. Earlier this spring, Tennessee adopted a similar restriction. In November, Massachusetts voters will decide on a proposal of their own: to limit spending increases to the rise...
The public controversy over Margaret's behavior was a field day for London's popular press. The Sunday News of the World bluntly asked its readers: "Do you think Princess Margaret gives us value for our money?" (Three out of four readers answered no.) Even some traditional supporters...
DIED. Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe, 53, black South African leader whose determined advocacy of black rights kept him in prison or under government restriction for the past 18 years; of lung cancer; in Kimberley, South Africa. A follower of Mahatma Gandhi and a believer in nonviolent civil disobedience, Sobukwe founded the...
The most serious restriction, however, lies in the report's recommendation to regulate closely the types of courses that would fall under the rubric of "General Education."
But to discuss the small family farm only in terms of productivity and efficiency is to ignore the most compelling reasons for its preservation. The nature of farm organization largely determines the quality of life of America's agricultural workers. Enforcement of the acreage restriction could lead to the creation...