James L Buckley

Freedom at Risk


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      Table of Contents

       Title Page

       Dedication

       Introduction

       OVERVIEW

       On Liberty and the State

       In Sum: A Political Credo

       GOVERNANCE

       On Becoming a United States Senator

       Overloading the Federal Horse

       The Federal Bureaucracy: Servant or Master?

       The New York City Fiscal Crisis

       Family, Community, and Responsible Citizenship

       THE ROLE OF A JUDGE

       The Constitution and the Courts: A Question of Legitimacy

       On Balancing Courts

       RELIGION AND PUBLIC SERVICE

       The Place of Religion in American Public Life

       A Catholic Judge in Caesar’s Service

       THE ENVIRONMENT

       Three Cheers for the Snail Darter

       Economics and the Environment: The Problems of Coexistence

       ENERGY AND ITS REGULATION

       The Economics and Politics of Energy

       Ol’ Debbil Oil

       Your Energy Regulators at Work

       BEYOND THE WATER’S EDGE

       Vietnam and Its Aftermath

       The Mexico City Population Conference

       REFORMS

       On Limiting Campaign Contributions

       An Alternative Reform: Term Limitations

       Reforming the Senate

       CULTURAL DRIFT

       Vietnam and the Cultural Revolution

       Abortion and the New Ethic

       Government-Sponsored Gambling

       WOMEN’S RIGHTS

       The Case against the Equal Rights Amendment

       An ERA Progress Report

       Introducing the Human Life Amendment

       A SELECTION OF RADIO COMMENTARIES

       Public and Private Morality

       In Defense of the Electoral College

       Security vs. Freedom

       Competition and the Postal Service

       Free Trade vs. Protectionism

       Tuition Tax Credits

       Barriers to Entry

       Conservatives vs. Corporate America

       OF HISTORICAL INTEREST

       Freezing the Chances for Peace

       Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty: Defending the Right to Know

       A Midterm Assessment of the Carter Presidency

       Index

       Copyright Page

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