It seems like ever since the Good Friday Agreement, the sort of hopefully oblivious mind-set that bred terms like "the Troubles" has spread well past its Republican foundation into the world at large.
Spurned by most Republicans, the foundation churned out one argument after another until the election of Ronald Reagan thrust its scholars into the nexus of policy making.
Just before the Republican primary, his foundation, which since 2008 has exclusively spent other people's money, gave $100,000.
Because for all the bashing Republicans have given the Affordable Care Act as government overreach and "socialized medicine," Obama's signature health care law was built upon a Republican, market-based foundation.
Ninety-nine yeafterfthe the Republican who laid the foundations of the modern welfare state took office -- offending his own party with plans to bust big trusts while protecting those left behind in a booming economy -- the two candidates for president are caught in an age-old dispute about big government, smart government and activist government.
It will be more clear why this might be so in light of the discussion in part four below, but regardless there remains considerable work to be done developing the foundations of republican theory.
The first significant players, including Republican state lawmakers, major foundations supporting higher education, policy think tanks, and the U.S. Department of Education, will not only advocate program and policy changes but will also likely redefine how colleges "do" admissions.
This became Republican dogma and the foundation of the Republican starve-the-beast policies.
Bill Mullin Minneapolis, Feb. 12, 2008 To the Editor: David Brooks's forecast of Democratic policy conflict rests on a foundation of Republican assumptions.
In contrast, the non-college-educated whites who provide a foundation of Republican support are in relative decline.The campaigns agree that the crucial swing votes are in the inner suburbs of Denver, such as Jefferson and Arapahoe Counties.
