Word: topicalism
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...rush to agreement was most visible in the first topic of the evening, foreign policy. It was wise of moderator Jim Lehrer to ask the candidates which recent U.S. military actions they supported, especially since so much of the campaign's foreign policy arguments have been on the abstract and philosophical level. However, the answers were not always illuminating, as Texas Gov. George W. Bush repeatedly praised the foreign policy decisions of the Clinton Administration. Bush noted his preference for using the military in war-fighting rather than "nation-building" activities and argued for a more narrow view of what...
...respond to the desires of the majority of parents and revamp their sex education curriculum. This would be a great help to parents who are feeling overwhelmed and can't find the time to talk to their children about these issues or parents who are too uncomfortable with the topic...
Although the public schools should respond with a more intensive course on sex education, this does not replace the responsibility of parents to discuss these topics with their children. Sex education should start in the home and be supplemented in school. It's obviously an uncomfortable topic and one that parents may be eager to avoid, but it is vital that our children learn about it from multiple sources...
...point by responding like a true diplomat: If we throw away our ability to be an honest broker, we throw away an opportunity to be a part of the peace process. Bush concurred - but underscored the military and humanitarian responsibilities of neighboring countries, a point he revisited whenever the topic of American peacekeeping was broached. "We do not want to overcommit our troops...
...recognize that this will create additional cost and burden to institutions," Seto says. "The whole topic of regulatory burden is being addressed...