Do Americans owe service to the nation?
Future of Freedom Foundation
by Sheldon Richman
09/17/07
Why does the idea of ‘national service’ never cease to attract American intellectuals? Every few years some prominent ‘thinker’ proposes that young Americans ’serve their country’ in either a civilian or military capacity. Such service is always promised to have a profound effect on both the nation and the people doing the serving...
http://www.fff.org/comment/com0709f.asp
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Sheldon+Richman
by Sheldon Richman
09/17/07
Why does the idea of ‘national service’ never cease to attract American intellectuals? Every few years some prominent ‘thinker’ proposes that young Americans ’serve their country’ in either a civilian or military capacity. Such service is always promised to have a profound effect on both the nation and the people doing the serving...
http://www.fff.org/comment/com0709f.asp
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Sheldon+Richman
rudkla - 19. Sep, 11:49