As the lyrics in a favorite song go, “Everything's up to date in Kansas City. They've gone about as far as they can go.” Indeed, spending on Kansas City's public schools has gone as far as it can go. Instead of ordering mandatory busing, the U.S. … [Read more...] about What’s Wrong with Public Schools?
Education Reporter — January 1992
Old Illusions and New Exposes
Both left-wingers and right-wingers are upset about Oliver Stone’s movie “JFK” because, being a well-crafted visual, it tends to make people believe a false explanation of the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963. The trouble with Stone's critics … [Read more...] about Old Illusions and New Exposes
How to Make Reapportionment Fair
You may think that, in our American democracy, the decisions about who represents you in our national and state legislatures are made when you and your neighbors vote in the general elections in November. In truth, only a small slice of the power to … [Read more...] about How to Make Reapportionment Fair
Don’t Let the U.N. Prescribe the New World Order
President Bush's New World Order appears to include an expanded role for the United Nations to make our international policy decisions. This is unfortunate. ft would be better if the U.N. remained what it was during the 1970s and 1980s: just a side … [Read more...] about Don’t Let the U.N. Prescribe the New World Order
Reaganism vs. the New World Order — January 1992
THE SEARCH FOR STABILITY VERSUS LIBERTY
A rumor is circulating in Washington, D.C. that, on one of the upper floors in the State Department, there is a room called the Shrine, and that every day Secretary James Baker and emissaries from President Bush and the Secretary of Commerce gather … [Read more...] about THE SEARCH FOR STABILITY VERSUS LIBERTY
The Search for Stability Versus Liberty
A rumor is circulating in Washington, D.C. that, on one of the upper floors in the State Department, there is a room called the Shrine, and that every day Secretary James Baker and emissaries from President Bush and the Secretary of Commerce gather … [Read more...] about The Search for Stability Versus Liberty
Education Reporter — December 1991
Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights
On December 15, we celebrate the Bicentennial of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. This great document is relatively noncontroversial today, but two centuries ago, it was the biggest single issue during the hot and stormy debates in 1787 and … [Read more...] about Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights
