The addition of colored ink to the front page has enabled newspapers to report important information that might otherwise be obscure. A case in point is the maps on a recent front page of the St. Louis Post Dispatch illustrating the population shifts … [Read more...] about How a Big City Was Destroyed
Bush’s New Choice Initiative
The most welcome yet controversial feature of President Bush’s long-awaited education initiative is summed up in the word choice. In this century in America, children have been pawns in a monopoly system in which they must attend the school … [Read more...] about Bush’s New Choice Initiative
What Does School Choice Mean? — May 1991
Feminist Assault on VMI
For 150 years, Virginia Military Institute (VMI) has been conducting a unique style of education that graduates disciplined, honorable young men who are exemplary citizens and are ready to serve their country in time of war. It is a tough regimen … [Read more...] about Feminist Assault on VMI
Education Reporter — April 1991
Lee Atwater: New Myths and Old Realities
With their potential presidential candidates in disarray under the lash of George Bush's 90 percent popularity rating in the polls, the liberals have grabbed Lee Atwater’s death like a drowning man lunging at a floating log. With their pals in the … [Read more...] about Lee Atwater: New Myths and Old Realities
It’s Time to Abolish the “Ministry of Art”
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has just demonstrated again its complete irresponsibility and contempt for the American people. Chairman John Frohnmayer held an arrogant news conference in Washington last week where he went all out to … [Read more...] about It’s Time to Abolish the “Ministry of Art”
Schools Launch Offensive Against Parents
The most controversial textbooks used in public schools today are the elementary school readers called Impressions. Parents are up in arms against them in many states and at least one lawsuit has been filed. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (HBJ), which … [Read more...] about Schools Launch Offensive Against Parents
Lessons of the Gulf War — April 1991
Bush’s New World Order
At least President Bush didn’t parrot Woodrow Wilson’s promise that we were fighting a foreign war “to make the world safe for democracy.” Americans understand the word “democracy,” and it’s clear that “democracy” is not what our Gulf War or George … [Read more...] about Bush’s New World Order
