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Columnist warns that “welfare state” endangers America’s future

September 21, 2007

One of the nation’s top political commentators believes a sense of entitlement among Americans makes it difficult to change government programs that will collapse under the weight of a Baby Boomer generation on the verge of retirement. And George Will explained Sept. 20 that this mentality “makes us rebel against the slightest costs and frictions of life.” Details…

George Will to give Baird Pulitzer Prize Lecture, hold Q&A TODAY

September 21, 2007

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George F. Will will discuss the national political scene and what the future holds for American society this Thursday as part of the Baird Pulitzer Prize Lecture Series. The lecture is at 6:30 p.m. in McCrary Theatre, and a Q&A session will be at 4 p.m. in Whitley Auditorium. Details...