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Another 'Great Recant' Cuts Social Theory

December 10, 1975In our continuing series ofYork Mayor Abraham Beame as America's largest
Great Recants, that pronounced recently bycity neared bankruptcy. He now says, "The
former Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan has tovery practices I advocated 10 and 20 years
rank near the top.The once-vocal champion ofago are responsible for our present
labor-liberal causes startled his fellowdifficulty. The borrowing of money to pay
Democrats at a recent National Issuesdebt was a mistake. It is a bitter
Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, bylesson."On federal control - by U.N.
blasting a trio of popular programs - aAmbassador Daniel P. Moynihan, then
national health proposal, federal involvementassistant secretary of labor under President
in environmental protection, and federalJohn F. Kennedy. He now says, "American
housing  and  community  development.liberals are guilty of over-protecting the
good name of the poor, of over-selling
"Heretical as it may sound to some, I amunderfinanced programs and of avoiding
very reluctant to see the federal governmentevidence of poor results. In particular (we
launch a nation-wide health insurance programliberals) have paid too little heed to the
simply on the grounds that in the decadelimited capacities of government bureaus to
since Medicare and Medicaid have appeared, webring about social change."On new math - by
have poured millions into the health carethe California State Board of Education which
delivery system without improving materiallya decade ago started the education fad. The
either the level of health or itsboard now says, "Not everyone needs
availability for most American families,"conceptual theory. The ability to balance a
said Gilligan.He went on to suggest that mostcheckbook or add up a grocery list is
of these federal programs could be betterbasic."On permissive behavior - by Dr.
handled on a state or regional level.Benjamin Spock, baby care specialist and
Inasmuch as this position is exactly that ofVietnam War objector. He now says, "We have
Presidential Hopeful Ronald Reagan, thereared a generation of brats. Parents aren't
convention delegates were flabbergasted."Ifirm enough with their children for fear of
guess it is a departure from some of mylosing their love or incurring their
previous thinking," Gilligan said, "but thereresentment. This is a cruel deprivation that
are many things I believed in ten years agowe professionals have imposed on mothers and
when I was in Congress that now have provedfathers. Of course, we did it with the best
not to work."The aplomb with which dogmaticof intentions. We didn't realize until it
opinion leaders whirl 180 degrees when theirwas too late how our know-it-all attitude was
assertions fail never ceases to amaze me.Yetundermining  the  self assurance of parents."
we must acknowledge the intellectual courage
such reversals require.If only those clearerLet us concede that those who espouse hard
thinkers who tell it like it is could bework, self sufficiency, thrift, simple
accorded the same consideration as theskills, craftsmanship and all the other old
self-appointed oracles!We delay or destroyfashioned virtues may know what they are
good causes at great expense and travailtalking about.As we search the list of
simply because those who advocate caution arebeautiful social theories of the last few
vilified.We are justified in questioning thedecades, what has succeeded?Not the New Deal,
remaining pie-in-the-sky proposals stillnor the Square Deal, nor the New Frontier,
being thumped up by activists with muchnor the Great Society.Not public housing,
rhetoric and little logic.Regular readers ofrent subsidies, campus rioting, black power,
this column will recall some of the otherisolationism, foreign aid, sexual freedom,
Great  Recants  of  recent  years:affirmative action, welfare, hiring quotas,
free tuition.Social Security, Medicare and
unemployment compensation survive at great
expense but stand in jeopardy.In view of the
On school bussing - by Dr. James Coleman,long and sorry record of error on the part of
sociologist for the University of Chicago whoyesterday's theorists, we would be better
launched the integration tool with a federalserved by a new generation of
report in 1964. He now says, "Only underpragmatists.Better to count small blessings
certain specific circumstances doesthan recant large mistakes.Lindsey Williams
integration improve black classroomis a Sun columnist who can be contacted
performance - when the number of blacksat:Website: with several hundred of Lin's
introduced is not sufficiently large to alterarticles written over 40 years, and his book
the middle-class ethos of the classroom."Boldly Onward," about the original explorers
When these limits are exceeded, the ghettoof America.
ethos prevails."On deficit spending - by New



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