President Carter has proclaimed the week of September 17 to 23 as Constitution Week and urged all Americans "to foster a better understanding of the Constitution." This is a great opportunity to study and put to use some of the valuable, but seldom … [Read more...] about Abortion and the Constitution

Aspiring candidates are now jockeying into position to run for Congress in the 1980 elections. Filing dates begin in December this year. A Congressman's salary plus perks and a potential for national publicity and influence will lure many challengers … [Read more...] about Schemes to Reelect Congressmen

President Carter's energy plan proves once again that he speaks for the pressure group which tries to solve all problems by turning over more money to federal control to be spent by governmental, instead of private, decision-making. Carter's plan … [Read more...] about Carter’s Energy Program

Are you a Single-candidate voter, a single-party voter, a single-issue voter, or a no-voter? Those appear to be the four categories , which the American electorate divides as we gear up for the 1980 elections. The current fashion is to decry or … [Read more...] about Single-Issue Voters

If Henry Kissinger had been subjected to cross-examination on SALT I, it would have exposed the loopholes and inequalities of that agreement, and our country would not be in the predicament of weakness we are today. On SALT II, Kissinger was … [Read more...] about What the Cross-Examination of Kissinger Revealed

Driving around looking for an open gasoline station recently, my eye lit on a bumper strip that really appealed to me: "Save gas -- Stay home and read a book." Instead of a book, I suggest that those who want to read begin with a dry piece of … [Read more...] about Foreign Aid Goes On and On

In what became colloquially known as the "Illinois Horse Show," Chicago last month provided a preview of presidential nominating convention enthusiasm. All Republican presidential candidates were invited to the Illinois Presidential Forum to strut … [Read more...] about The Illinois “Horse Show”