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PACs Protect Personal Political Participation — August 1986
THE LIBERALS HAVE THEIR “MORALITY PLAYS,” TOO
Do you have the feeling that so much of the theater in modern America is designed to undermine morality, patriotism, private enterprise, and even ordinary civility in language? Well, just because you might be paranoid doesn’t mean that playwrights … [Read more...] about THE LIBERALS HAVE THEIR “MORALITY PLAYS,” TOO
THE BIG UN RIP-OFF
Pundits and patriots have been telling us for years that the United Nations headquarters in New York City is peopled with anti-American connivers and clods who haven’t even the social grace to be civil to their American hosts. Senator Robert W. … [Read more...] about THE BIG UN RIP-OFF
Education Reporter — July 1986
What’s in Environmental Science Textbooks
"Science" is a magic word when it comes to education. Louisiana parents, however, have discovered what mischief can be concealed behind the word "science." The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education decided this spring that, … [Read more...] about What’s in Environmental Science Textbooks
Comparable Worth Cheats Blue Collar Workers
"Comparable Worth" is the concept of getting a government functionary to decide what jobs are "worth," and then forcing employers to pay wages based on that opinion. But "worth" is in the eye of the beholder, so the game plan is always to rig the … [Read more...] about Comparable Worth Cheats Blue Collar Workers
The New York Times Learns After 29 Years
"Truth will come to light," promised the Bard. Indeed. But sometimes it takes a long, long time. The New York Times published a book review of an anti-Communist book last month. That, in itself, was news. Titled "Against All Hope," it is the … [Read more...] about The New York Times Learns After 29 Years
WEIRDO COURSES MASQUERADING AS “WOMEN’S STUDIES”
I didn't think it could get worse, but it did. Here we go again with the new crop of weirdo workshops conducted at the National Women's Studies Association's eighth annual convention held June 11-15, 1986, at the University of Illinois at … [Read more...] about WEIRDO COURSES MASQUERADING AS “WOMEN’S STUDIES”
Reagan’s Victory over Tip O’neill
The two men squared off. In the left corner, supported by a comfortable margin in the House, nearly all the news media, and possibly even a majority of the American people with their traditional suspicion of international entanglements, was that … [Read more...] about Reagan’s Victory over Tip O’neill
