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    Growing Cynicism Affecting American Politics

    Panelists discussed the public cynicism about Congress and the U.S. political process. Topics included the causes of and solutions to public dissatisfaction, as well as the effects of cynici…

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    Individualist and Communitarian Perspectives

    The panalists discussed several issues surrounding the individualist and communitarian moral perspectives of present society.

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    Can Welfare Reform Encourage Work?

    Participants talked about how welfare programs could be reformed in order to encourage work. Governor Bill Weld, R-MA, shared his state’s reform proposal, and the prospects for federal appro…

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    Communitarian and Libertarian Views

    In a debate between libertarian and communitarian philosophies, David Boaz presented the libertarian and Professor Amitai Etzioni the communitarian view. Sonya Hamlin moderated the debate. T…

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    The Politics of Virtue

    George Washington University Sociology Professor Etzioni, founder of the Communitarian movement, discussed his book The Politics of Virtue and his other writings in a speech to a luncheon au…

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    Community Service Proposals

    Witnesses testified on proposals on implementing local and community service programs. The purpose of the hearing was to provide the upcoming administration with information on public servic…

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    Communitarianism

    Professor Etziono discussed the ideas of communitarianism, in which community rights are balanced with individual rights, and how the ideas might be used in a Clinton presidential administra…

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    Civic Responsibility And Individual Rights

    Professor Etzioni, Editor for the Responsive Community, spoke about his platform of balancing individual rights with civic responsibility called communitarianism. He then took viewer call-in…

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    Community Rights and Responsibility

    George Washington University and Responsive Community sponsored a teach-in to discuss their ideals of civic responsibility, or communitarianism. Their platform focuses on a concept of recipr…

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    A New Politics in the 1990s

    The Heritage Foundation and the Progressive Foundation co-sponsored a forum on politics in the 1990's entitled, “Left and Right: the Emergence of a New Politics in the 1990's?". Panelists di…

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