Is education the answer to our social ills? Is the drug problem informational or behavioral? Put more bluntly, is classroom drug education a plus, a minus, or a zero? Shortly before Drug Czar William Bennett resigned, someone asked him if drug … [Read more...] about Guidelines to Check Up on Drug Education
Education Reporter — November 1990
Abortion Lessons From the ’90 Election
Abortion was not the “silver bullet” in the 1990 election that some were predicting a few months ago. But it is a knife with an edge that cuts identifiable political patterns. One of the clearest patterns is that the voters consistently reject … [Read more...] about Abortion Lessons From the ’90 Election
Time Buries Women’s Lib
“If there is a theme among those coming of age today – and a theme for this issue – it is that gender differences are often better celebrated than suppressed… The feminist label is viewed with disdain and alarm; the name of Gloria Steinam is uttered … [Read more...] about Time Buries Women’s Lib
Time Proves McCarthy Was Right
For years the liberals have mercilessly excoriated those Senators and Congressmen of the 1940s and ‘50s who tried to warn the American people about Communists holding high positions in our government. Liberal writers and activists have ground out an … [Read more...] about Time Proves McCarthy Was Right
Americans are Outraged About Taxes
The hurt among grassroots Americans was profound when George Bush reneged on the most famous campaign promise of this generation. While most of the faithful avoided recriminations, the liberal Democrats and their media pals taunted him: was he lying … [Read more...] about Americans are Outraged About Taxes
How Children Develop Values — November 1990
Congress Rewards the NEA Outrages
It’s obvious that Congress isn’t at all interested in saving the taxpayers’ money or cutting spending. Congress just voted an increase in the budget for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) so that completely irresponsible agency can continue to … [Read more...] about Congress Rewards the NEA Outrages
Education Reporter — October 1990
Turning School Desks into Psychiatrists’ Couches
The fall school semester is in full swing but, instead of addressing the need to raise the 21-year-low of SAT scores, psychiatry has invaded the classroom and children are being inflicted with courses in “self-esteem” or “self-concept.” Many Texas … [Read more...] about Turning School Desks into Psychiatrists’ Couches
