A controversial article in The New Yorker a few weeks ago by New York Times writer Janet Malcolm hit journalists’ self-esteem and self-righteousness right in the solar plexus. “Every journalist,” she wrote, “is a kind of confidence man” who gains the … [Read more...] about Loyalties and Disloyalties
Selling the Brady Plan on TV
Watching the latest MacNeil-Lehrer documentary on Third World debt must leave most listeners wondering what the problem really is. The piece showed many aspects of this issue but it didn’t pose the right questions. We were correctly told that … [Read more...] about Selling the Brady Plan on TV
Trying to Pull the Wool Over Grandmother’s Eyes
When Ronald Reagan commented last year that we certainly don’t want any federal daycare bills that would require the registration of grandmothers, he hit a tender nerve with the liberal Congressmen who are trying to paint themselves as pro-family. … [Read more...] about Trying to Pull the Wool Over Grandmother’s Eyes
Four National Security Challenges — June 1989
Brilliant Pebbles: The Cost-Effective Defense
American technology is a miniaturization is literally incredible to most of us who enjoy its benefits. The fantastic simultaneous reduction in size, weight, and cost of computers over the last ten years has been exciting to watch, a thrill to use, … [Read more...] about Brilliant Pebbles: The Cost-Effective Defense
The Liberals Are Slow Learners
The fact that some columnists are defending Speaker Jim Wright for giving John Mack a “second chance,” and even complaining about “vigilantes who hounded John Mack out of his job in Congress,” shows that the liberals still haven’t learned the 1988 … [Read more...] about The Liberals Are Slow Learners
Philip Morris Gets Off Base
Philip Morris Companies Inc. stock has experienced a dramatic increase in price during the last six months, but stockholders hope that its smart business strategy will not be infected by the silliness of its public affairs department. RM commissioned … [Read more...] about Philip Morris Gets Off Base
Facing Reality About Trade with Japan
American consumers are immensely better of when we buy radios, televisions, VCRs, CD players, and fax machines from Japan. The Japanese make those items better and cheaper than we can make them. Free trade is not expected to produce even exchanges … [Read more...] about Facing Reality About Trade with Japan
Education Reporter — May 1989
The Oliver North Verdict
The Oliver North Jurors did their best, considering that they had to stay within the parameters of Judge Gerhard Gesell’s lengthy and biased instructions. They wrestled conscientiously with the moral and legal questions presented to them. Lawyers … [Read more...] about The Oliver North Verdict
