George Washington’s Advice
The man who is known to all Americans as “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen” gave us much sound advice…
Author: Phyllis Schlafly
Capital Gains Rollover
Federal tax statutes are not merely a means of raising government revenue. Their built-in incentives and disincentives provide powerful inducements — even coercions — to motivate/compel Americans to…
School Prayer is Constitutional After All
In a sensational decision, a U.S. District Court has held that prayers offered by teachers in public schools are NOT unconstitutional. This scholarly 66-page decision in Jaffree v.…
Women in Army Combat(?) Jobs
“We are becoming the men we once wanted to marry,” proclaimed feminist theorist Robin Morgan on the Phil Donahue Show in January. Neither Donahue nor any of the…
The America Lasters Devise Another Sellout
“America Last” is an expression I coined two decades ago to describe those influential persons whose list of priorities (political, legislative, economic, and financial) ranks the United States…
State Control Over Education
The U.S. Supreme Court, half a century ago, resolved a fundamental social/governmental issue in America: the state may not force children to attend a public school. The powerful…
Censorship — Real and Phony — February 1983
Our Neglected Children
The feminist movement is forever bragging about the higher and higher percentage of women in the paid labor force, especially in full-time, nontraditional jobs. “Affirmative action” for females…
White House Goof on Defense Pack
President Reagan’s unhappy experience with MX Dense Pack contains a powerful political lesson. If his White House advisers don’t learn it soon, they will not be able to…
Blue Ribbon Commissions on Defense
Will President Reagan’s MX Blue Ribbon Commission fare any better in deciding defense policy than President Nixon’s Blue Ribbon Commission of a dozen years ago? The old Blue…