It must be hard for the current generation to imagine how Gone With the Wind captured the minds and hearts of Americans fifty years ago. Other cultural currents initiated by authors or entertainers have never approached the deep-felt dynamics of … [Read more...] about GONE WITH THE WIND’S FIFTIETH

Giving free contraceptives and abortions to teenagers increases the number of pregnancies. Yes, you read that sentence correctly. Publicly funded contraceptives and abortions increase -- do NOT reduce -- the rate of teenage pregnancies. But how … [Read more...] about What Causes Teenage Pregnancy

The celebration of the restoration of the Statue of Liberty on the Fourth of July should not be allowed to obscure the real meaning of the lady in New York harbor. Contrary to a popular myth, she is not a hostess for immigrants or refugees. The … [Read more...] about LIBERTY AND INDEPENDENCE THE STATUE AND THE DECLARATION

Child pornography (which is pictures of children performing sex acts) is the one kind of pornography that is noncontroversial in polite circles. When this subject is brought up in debate or discussion, most people agree that it should be … [Read more...] about CHILD PORNOGRAPHY IN LIBRARIES

Every campaign year, politicians hire expensive consultants to survey public opinion and find out what people are interested in so the candidate can structure his speech-making and strategies to give the voters what they want. I can save them a lot … [Read more...] about THE REAL ISSUE IS JOBS

The liberals and the feminists have come up with a new regulation which will impose a costly burden on employers, and at the same time grievously discriminate among classes of employees. It's called the Federally-Mandated Parental and Disability … [Read more...] about Parental Leave — a Windfall for Yuppies

A new program is being instituted in the Bellevue, Washington, public schools which makes the entire federal Bilingual Education program all across the United States look downright silly. The "Bellevue Spanish Immersion Program" was approved by the … [Read more...] about How to Teach English to Hispanic Children

When Senators decide to retire, they seem to attain a status of elder statesman and often give frank advice to their party. Many were shocked, a couple of years ago, when retiring Senator Paul Tsongas (D-MA) admitted that the 1978 reduction in the … [Read more...] about EAGLETON’S CALL TO “DEFRINGIFY” THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY