The resolve of the new Republican Majority in Congress to cut federal spending will be tested by the way they treat the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). It's a prime example of special-interest boondoggles, waste and corruption, and spending … [Read more...] about The Time to Defund the NEA is Now
Character Is the Crucial Issue — January 1995
Character Is the Crucial Issue One byproduct of the sexual revolution starting in the 1960s is the change in the writing of biography. In earlier eras, it was considered ungentlemanly to reveal the sexual adventures of prominent persons. Friendly … [Read more...] about Character Is the Crucial Issue — January 1995
Just Two Little Words
Much of President Clinton's speech proposing tax cuts consisted of posturing to position himself as a proposer of middle-class tax cuts, but two little words marked a revolutionary shift in the White House position on health care. In two little … [Read more...] about Just Two Little Words
A Plan to Pay Our Taxes on a Postcard
When I was a young wife, my husband would bring a big brown envelope of bills, records and receipts when he came home to dinner on the evening of March 15. (In those years, income taxes were due on the Ides of March.) We'd spend a couple of hours … [Read more...] about A Plan to Pay Our Taxes on a Postcard
Education Reporter — December 1994
Persistent Efforts Toward World Government
The conspiracy-minded might say it was part of a globalist plot, but I'm sure it was just a coincidence. The same day that the Senate passed GATT and put the United States in a World Trade Organization, I received a form letter from Walter Cronkite … [Read more...] about Persistent Efforts Toward World Government
Whose Side are Big Corporations On?
Over the last generation, nonprofit public-affairs advocacy groups have come to play an important role in American social, cultural and political policies. These groups churn out ideas and information in support of certain public policies, arrange … [Read more...] about Whose Side are Big Corporations On?
The Feminists Have a Terrible Identity Crisis — December 1994
The Feminists Have a Terrible Identity Crisis Two years ago, the feminists marched into Washington, D.C. under the banner "The Year of the Woman." They made confident predictions that they were inventing not only a new kind of government and … [Read more...] about The Feminists Have a Terrible Identity Crisis — December 1994
Reflections on Election Surprises
Prior to the November landslide election, the media told us repeatedly that all incumbents were an endangered species because Americans were angry at those in office. It turned out that only Democratic incumbents were at risk; not a single Republican … [Read more...] about Reflections on Election Surprises
Questions to Ask Congressmen About GATT
The first post-election battle in Congress will take place at the end of this month on the legislation to approve GATT/WTO. Here are some questions the American people should ask their Senators and Congressmen. How can you vote on such an … [Read more...] about Questions to Ask Congressmen About GATT
