Liberalism lately has been taking its lumps. But hope springs eternal for the liberals who lust for more of our money to spend and more control over our lives. They’ve been riding the gravy train for so long that they just can’t bear to accept the … [Read more...] about Catastrophic Liberalism
Education Reporter — October 1989
Look Who’s Teaching Our Children
The annual resolutions passed by the National Education Association (NEA) have just been published and they are very revealing. They were approved in July in Washington, D.C. by the nearly 9,000 delegates who attended the annual convention of … [Read more...] about Look Who’s Teaching Our Children
Bush’s Challenge on SDI
“The reports of my death,” said Mark Twain, “are greatly exaggerated.” We need President Bush to proclaim a similar Mark Twainism about the so-called “death” of SDI, which is so gleefully reported by the press at every opportunity. Ever since … [Read more...] about Bush’s Challenge on SDI
Spooks and Witches in the Classroom
Parents and taxpayers are winning nearly half their local curriculum battles to restore responsibility to our nation's public schools. That’s the good news from the annual survey of parent-school confrontations published recently by People for the … [Read more...] about Spooks and Witches in the Classroom
The Teaching of Values in the Public Schools — October 1989
How the Left Uses “McCarthyism”
The term McCarthyism is not just an ordinary word weapon in the language of contemporary political combat. It has a very specific function: it is a scarlet “M” word, used by the Left as a trump card to terminate debate and intimidate … [Read more...] about How the Left Uses “McCarthyism”
Education Reporter — September 1989
Shame on Fortune Magazine
Fortune Magazine’s cover story on “The CEO’s Second Wife” is proof of what George Gilder wrote in his landmark book Men and Marriage, namely, that “the only undeniable winners in the sexual revolution are powerful men. Under a regime of sexual … [Read more...] about Shame on Fortune Magazine
“First Aid Kit” in Florida Schools
School bells are ringing again for the opening of school, but parents and students in Okaloosa County, Florida are in an uproar over a new course in the middle schools. Called “Bridges,” it is given for the first 20 minutes every morning, using New … [Read more...] about “First Aid Kit” in Florida Schools
