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The Shame of Illiteracy
The first time I saw the figure, I thought it was a newspaper's typographical error. The second time I saw it, I thought it was a wild exaggeration of sensational journalism. But the figure is now so widely quoted and used in authoritative articles … [Read more...] about The Shame of Illiteracy
In the Name of “Women Courses”
When Ronald Reagan announces even minimal cuts in federal funds for education, a chorus of anguished, orchestrated yelps go up on cue from the media and academia. We are given tear-jerking rhetoric about worthy students who will be forced to abandon … [Read more...] about In the Name of “Women Courses”
The Low Fronteir of Unconventional Warfare
The bombing in Beirut should remind us that we face a third dimension in warfare in addition to strategic (nuclear) and conventional (non-nuclear). Usually called unconventional warfare, General John K. Singlaub also calls it the "low … [Read more...] about The Low Fronteir of Unconventional Warfare
Costs and Chicanery in Unisexing Insurance
Senator Bob Packwood (R-OR) held a hearing recently on his bill S. 372 to "unisex" insurance. (Unisex seems to have become a verb.) He courteously received a dozen speakers in favor of his bill and sarcastically attempted to put down the lone speaker … [Read more...] about Costs and Chicanery in Unisexing Insurance
Fatal Fallacies of the Freezeniks
The rhetoric of the freezeniks appears to be based on six fatal fallacies. 1) "The U.S. and the U.S.S.R. are equal threats to peace because they both have an overkill capability in nuclear weapons." But this notion of equal guilt is essentially … [Read more...] about Fatal Fallacies of the Freezeniks
Discrimination Against “Non-Working” Wives
In fairness to the banks, they didn't create the discrimination against homemakers. But their full-page and half-page ads running in newspapers all over the country, plus frequent radio spots, during the last three months have certainly rubbed it … [Read more...] about Discrimination Against “Non-Working” Wives
Our Moral Duty to Defend Freedom — May 1983
Reagan's Star Wars Plan Andropov doesn't like President Reagan's new plans to build a defensive anti-missile system to protect the United States. Neither does Ted Kennedy or Mark Hatfield or a bunch of liberal scientists. But unless they come … [Read more...] about Our Moral Duty to Defend Freedom — May 1983
The Conservative Opportunity Society
The Atlanta airport is a rather overwhelming place if your point of origin or termination is Atlanta; but it is well-designed to enable travelers to change planes efficiently in order to reach other destinations. It is fitting that the Congressman … [Read more...] about The Conservative Opportunity Society
Academic Freedom and Anthropology
"Academic freedom" is a favorite slogan of the liberal intellectuals. We've been told for several decades that professors and lecturers in universities must have the freedom to express themselves no matter how non-conformist, radical, or … [Read more...] about Academic Freedom and Anthropology
