Bon Voyage to John Frohnmayer
The with-no-regrets termination of John Frohnmayer as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) was long overdue. But one swallow does not a summer make, and…
Author: Phyllis Schlafly
Scandals Shake the Imperial Congress — March 1992
America 2000 is Heading Us into a National School System
Education has emerged as a national issue in a very short historical tine-frame. that speed in itself is newsworthy; the U.S. Department of Education only dates from the…
Education Reporter — February 1992
George Washington’s Birthday
I won’t be among those celebrating “Presidents’ Day” this month. So many of our Presidents don’t deserve to be honored with a holiday. The official switch from the…
The Feminists Just Don’t Get It
The feminists are unwilling to accept the verdict of the American people that they lost the Clarence Thomas-Anita Hill battle last fall. They are trying hard (through Anita…
Are U.S. Workers Really Illiterate?
It took the Japanese Speaker of the House to say out loud what American politicians are afraid to say: 30 percent of U.S. workers “cannot even read, so…
Illiteracy, Psychotherapy, and Self-Esteem — February 1992
Let’s Help Taxpayers, Not Just the “Economy”
It seems that “everyone” is demanding that the President and Congress “do something” to aid our ailing economy. Republicans demand tax cuts to stimulate investment; Democrats demand that…
What’s Wrong with Public Schools?
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…