Word: rightward
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...staff's petty political bias leads it to exaggerate the significance of developments at the IOP. If the IOP is working toward restoring political balance to its traditionally left-leaning political outlook, they should be applauded. There is no indication that there has been any recent, radical rightward...
...John F. Kennedy School continues its rightward shift with the appointment of former Republican Senator Alan K. Simpson as the director of the Institute of Politics (IOP). Last spring, the Kennedy School appointed Sheila Burke, the former chief of staff to then-Senator now-citizen Bob Dole, as its executive dean. And it has been bringing in right wing stars, including Christian Coalition director Ralph Reed...
Those seeking Galbraith's opinion of the contemporary rightward shift in economic thinking were rewarded by his analysis at the documentary's conclusion...
...never happened. Reich's view (that a rising economy does not lift all boats) became a quaint anachronism, as President Clinton tacked rightward. Today the Administration is wary of any proposal that might tinker with an economy performing better than ever. Unemployment, currently at 5.3%, is lower than at any other point in the past two decades. "Why mess with what's working?" says Budget Director Franklin Raines. "The growth rate is O.K. We should let things proceed as they...
...think the conservative winds have quit pushing the K-School further rightward, think again. On Dec. 3, the concept of the panel discussion will gain new meaning. According to a press release from the Coalition on Urban Affairs (CUA), a euphemistically named right-wing advocacy group, a conference on "Free Speech, Sensitivity and True Tolerance" will be convened next Tuesday at the ARCO Forum focused on the critique of Peninsula printed in this space one month ago. Who is to be included on this K-School panel? CUA says it will have John Leo, a reactionary senior columnist...