A Time for Action
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"A Time for Action" is a political and economic commentary book by former U.S. Treasury Secretary William E. Simon, advocating free-market principles and conservative fiscal policies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Time for Action canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2103413 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Time for Action Context triple: [William E. Simon, notableWork, A Time for Action]
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A.
The Time for Decision
The Time for Decision is a 1944 political and diplomatic analysis book by former U.S. Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles, arguing for a post–World War II international order based on collective security and cooperation.
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B.
A Time of Changes
A Time of Changes is a science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that explores themes of identity, emotional repression, and social taboo in a distant future society.
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C.
A Time to Heal
A Time to Heal is the memoir of U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, reflecting on his presidency and his controversial decision to pardon Richard Nixon after the Watergate scandal.
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D.
Freedom Next Time
Freedom Next Time is a political non-fiction book by journalist and documentary filmmaker John Pilger that critiques Western foreign policy and media complicity in global injustices.
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E.
The Turning Point
The Turning Point is a 1977 American drama film about the world of professional ballet, noted for its performances by Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Time for Action Target entity description: "A Time for Action" is a political and economic commentary book by former U.S. Treasury Secretary William E. Simon, advocating free-market principles and conservative fiscal policies.
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A.
The Time for Decision
The Time for Decision is a 1944 political and diplomatic analysis book by former U.S. Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles, arguing for a post–World War II international order based on collective security and cooperation.
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B.
A Time of Changes
A Time of Changes is a science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that explores themes of identity, emotional repression, and social taboo in a distant future society.
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C.
A Time to Heal
A Time to Heal is the memoir of U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, reflecting on his presidency and his controversial decision to pardon Richard Nixon after the Watergate scandal.
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D.
Freedom Next Time
Freedom Next Time is a political non-fiction book by journalist and documentary filmmaker John Pilger that critiques Western foreign policy and media complicity in global injustices.
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E.
The Turning Point
The Turning Point is a 1977 American drama film about the world of professional ballet, noted for its performances by Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economic commentary book ⓘ human ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ political commentary book ⓘ |
| advocates |
conservative fiscal policies
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free-market principles ⓘ |
| author |
William Simon
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surface form:
William E. Simon
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| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| genre |
conservative literature
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economics ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
conservative
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free-market ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalOrientation |
economic liberalism in the classical sense
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right-wing ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
American voters
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conservative activists ⓘ policymakers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
conservatism
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economic policy of the United States ⓘ fiscal policy ⓘ free-market economics ⓘ government spending ⓘ inflation ⓘ limited government ⓘ tax policy ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| nonfictionSubject |
United States economy
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United States politics ⓘ |
| occupation | United States Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ |
| positionOnEconomicSystem | supports capitalism ⓘ |
| positionOnGovernmentRoleInEconomy | supports reduced government intervention ⓘ |
| positionOnGovernmentSpending | supports reduced government spending ⓘ |
| positionOnRegulation | supports deregulation ⓘ |
| positionOnTaxation | supports lower taxes ⓘ |
| positionOnWelfareState | critical of welfare expansion ⓘ |
| workOf |
William Simon
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surface form:
William E. Simon
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Input
Subject: A Time for Action Description of subject: "A Time for Action" is a political and economic commentary book by former U.S. Treasury Secretary William E. Simon, advocating free-market principles and conservative fiscal policies.
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subject surface form:
William E. Simon
subject surface form:
William E. Simon