France's reaction to the recent invasion of Zaire provides an inspiring contrast to the usual vacillating American response to Communist aggression. The decisiveness and deft footwork of President Valery Giscard d'Estaing contrasts sharply with … [Read more...] about The Francophone Family

For the first time, Red China has allowed its highest diplomat in the United States, Han Hsu, to make a public speech. The occasion was the graduation ceremonies at Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois. Whereas most commencement speakers use … [Read more...] about Red China’s Commencement Pitch

Public opinion polls may be used for either of two different purposes: to record public opinion or to influence public opinion. When used to control public opinion, polls are like computers. If operated with professional integrity, they can digest … [Read more...] about Public Opinion Poll on SALT II

Every President hopes that history will remember him favorably for some great or unique achievement of his regime, although few have such ambitious designs as Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase or Theodore Roosevelt's building of our Panama Canal. … [Read more...] about The Battle For Africa

The high standard of living that Americans enjoy is due not to superior intelligence, natural resources, or quantity of work, but to our unique system of political and economic freedom that encourages individuals to make use of their initiative, … [Read more...] about Deep Sea Mining Incentives

While the rigged trial of Yuri F. Orlov was making a farce of the Helsinki Agreement, elsewhere U.S. negotiators were blithely pursuing still another U.S.-USSR treaty. Yet there is no reason to think that the forthcoming SALT II Treaty will be … [Read more...] about Treaty Watchdog Committees

Social Security is the target of a tug-of-war that pits fiscal reality against practical politics. The unpleasant facts of life are that Social Security taxes are not sufficient to pay Social Security benefits, and the future prognosis is for the … [Read more...] about Social Security Problems

Inflation is picking the pockets of Americans at a galloping rate. Workers are earning more dollars but realizing less in real income. Inflation is forcing wives into the labor market and husbands to moonlight with a second job, just to make ends … [Read more...] about Indexing Income Taxes