When the American POWs coming home after the Korean War were debriefed by the Army, the doctors discovered that some Gls had become victims of a strange new disease which they labeled "giveupitis." Major William E. Mayer, the chief Army psychiatrist … [Read more...] about Hope and Despair
Automobiles and Tobacco: The U.S. and Japan
The trouble with many politicians is that they don't understand business, and the trouble with many businessmen is that they don't understand politics. Businessmen tend to believe that all problems are economic and have economic solutions, but often … [Read more...] about Automobiles and Tobacco: The U.S. and Japan
Women’s Studies Courses at Universities
The ACLU certainly does get involved in interesting cases. Its latest is a suit in a California court designed to assure that "Women's Studies" courses at state universities can teach feminism and lesbianism to the exclusion of traditional values. … [Read more...] about Women’s Studies Courses at Universities
Time to Renounce the ABM Treaty
The SALT I Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, signed in 1972, comes up for its second five-year review this month. It is time to renounce the treaty according to the procedure set forth in its own terms. Article XV states: "Each Party shall, in … [Read more...] about Time to Renounce the ABM Treaty
Censorship
Ever since the specter of "McCarthyism" faded into history, the liberals have been searching for a new boogeyman to frighten people into contributing generously to left-wing causes. Since Senator Joseph McCarthy has been dead for 25 years, it's … [Read more...] about Censorship
Dipping a Toe in the Water
My eye was caught by a striking color advertisement in the Asian edition of a popular U.S. news magazine. It showed a strange item that could have been a piece of anatomy, an animal, or an unidentifiable piece of modern art. Closer examination … [Read more...] about Dipping a Toe in the Water
The Phony Morality of the Freezeniks
The nuclear freeze advocates are currently making a tremendous effort to capture the emotions of churchgoing Americans. By wrapping themselves in the Bible and words such as "peace" and "morality," the freezeniks hope to chill Americans into … [Read more...] about The Phony Morality of the Freezeniks
Title IX and Federal Power
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 has stirred up a new controversy. That is the law, you will remember, which made front-page headlines in 1976 when President Gerald Ford discovered that the Department of Health, Education and Welfare was … [Read more...] about Title IX and Federal Power
Nuclear Freeze Referenda
The voters in about ten states will be confronted on November 2 with a ballot question on whether or not they support a Nuclear Weapons Freeze. Their answers will be a legal nothing; they have no more legal effect than the responses you might give to … [Read more...] about Nuclear Freeze Referenda
Reassessing U.S.-Japan Relations?
A reassessment of the relationship the United States and Japan is long overdue. The military and economic dynamics of the two countries have changed dramatically since the U.S.-Japan Treaty was signed, but we are handicapped by the treaty terms and … [Read more...] about Reassessing U.S.-Japan Relations?
