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The book, however, stimulates a general reflection, not directly relevant to its subject. Federal taxation is a striking example of misrepresentation of the effect of a public policy. It is widely believed that the income tax is highly progressive and thoroughly soaks those unfortunate enough to be rich. In fact...

Author: By Helvering V. Caplin, | Title: Philip Stern Reveals Income Tax Inequities, Shows Gaping Loopholes | 3/12/1964 | See Source »

Dr. Alpert's dismissal should not be construed as an abridgment of academic freedom. The University has supported his researches and has been more than reasonable in the precautions it has asked him to take. In dismissing him, it reacted to wilful repudiation of these safeguards. But surely the University...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: An Editorial | 5/28/1963 | See Source »

U.S. law says that it is a crime to possess narcotics, and by jailing many of the 20,000 addicts arrested in the U.S. each year, it brands them as criminals. But most doctors and lawyers believe that drug addiction is not primarily a matter of wilful lawbreaking, agree that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Drugs for Addicts? | 5/12/1961 | See Source »

There is a thing you have forgotten, the willful violation of the teacher's oath law. Two admit they were members of the Communist party and when they took the teacher's oath, they had no intention of upholding it, and this is a wilful and deliberate violation. And how...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UNDER OATH | 5/25/1953 | See Source »

In foreign affairs, the minister pursued a very active policy-so active that in the chancelleries of nations thousands of miles away, lamps burned late into the night as other governments tried to find a way of satisfying his demands without ruining themselves. Not that he ever threatened war. His...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MAN OF THE YEAR: Challenge of the East | 1/7/1952 | See Source »

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