One continuing debate in our family is over the question of whether men or women are more of a slave to fashion. Of course, I take the position that men are, I thought I had produced my prime piece of evidence last June when, at one son's high school … [Read more...] about Businessmen’s Trade Fashions
How ERA Will Raise Insurance Rates — February 1979
The SALT-Selling Campaign — February 1979
Different Goals of SALT II
Paul Nitze chose an apt analogy when he compared the SALT II negotiations to the courtship between a rich bachelor and an acquisitive beauty -- each aspiring to wedlock, but he for marriage and she with alimony in mind. Both sides want SALT II, but … [Read more...] about Different Goals of SALT II
Soviets in Iran
The falling dominoes theory, which was proved valid by our bitter experience in Southeast Asia, may be on the verge of being tested again in the Middle East. Iran is the lead country in this drama, and the stakes are far higher for the West than in … [Read more...] about Soviets in Iran
How a “Frame of Mind” Colors the Facts
The mythology put out by the Carter Administration, when it recently dashed the hopes of those who had been hoping our country would start an effective civil defense program, goes like this: Yes, the Soviet Union has a civil defense program, but … [Read more...] about How a “Frame of Mind” Colors the Facts
Conspiracy
"Conspiracy" is a word that produces in the liberal establishment one of the most intriguing brands of schizophrenia known to modern psychiatry. The liberals are conspiracy-paranoid when they contemplate alleged conservative conspiracies, but … [Read more...] about Conspiracy
Image-Making and SALT
The appointment of Lieutenant General George M. Seignious 2d (U.S.A., Ret.) to head the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency is another public relations ploy of the Carter Administration. The new White House strategy is to seek to cover the substance … [Read more...] about Image-Making and SALT
Playing the China Card
Both timing and tactics connect President Carter's surprise recognition of Mainland China with the Middle East peace negotiations. As to timing, it smacks of the Administration's new media mogul, Gerald Rafshoon, and his political strategy of … [Read more...] about Playing the China Card
Are You Sure About the Soviets?
The biggest handicap the Carter Administration has in selling the American people on a new arms treaty with the Soviet Union is the intuitive and justified belief that the Soviets are not to be trusted. So Administration SALT sellers are arguing … [Read more...] about Are You Sure About the Soviets?
