While Secretary of State Cyrus Vance is busy trying to persuade the Soviets to sign a SALT II treaty, former Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird is charging that "the evidence is incontrovertible that the Soviet Union has repeatedly, flagrantly and … [Read more...] about Salt II and Lead Times

Inflation will probably be the biggest issue in the 1978 elections, just as deflation, or tight money, was the issue in 1932 that elected Franklin D. Roosevelt for what ultimately became four terms. Inflation hits hardest at those on fixed incomes … [Read more...] about Devaluation

Although Alex Haley popularized the term "Roots" and the searching for one's origins, he didn't invent the desire of many people to seek out and ascertain their ancestors. Members of patriotic societies who are descended from soldiers of the American … [Read more...] about Evolution

American Presidents are somehow convinced that it is politically helpful to go to Russia and bring back an agreement, no matter how one-sided, signed by the Soviet dictator. President Roosevelt did that with Stalin at Teheran in 1943 and Yalta in … [Read more...] about SALT II Prospects

The morale of our national security agencies is at an all time low after the conviction of former CIA Director Richard Helms, coming hard on the heels of the indictment of FBI veteran John J. Kearney. A criminal indictment is the thanks they both got … [Read more...] about CIA and FBI Indictments

Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance is planning on delivering the Crown of St. Stephen to the Hungarian Communist regime about the first of December. St. Stephen's Crown is the oldest Christian symbol of freedom and authority in Europe. A gift from … [Read more...] about Crown of St. Stephen

A small, select group of persons will have their day in the sun on December 10 when the King of Sweden confers the prestigious Nobel Prizes. Each will receive $162,320 and a glory that many would rank as even more valuable. Nobel Prizes have been … [Read more...] about Nobel Prizes

Tucked away in the pages of big city newspapers in recent months have been a succession of items more depressing even than the accounts of hideous crimes. The headlines over these news stories read like this: "A Third of All Births Illegitimate" or … [Read more...] about Illegitimate Births and Sex Rock