The impression most Americans have of the Federal Government is that of gross inefficiency -- bogged down in red ink, red tape, and people doing “busy work" writing memos to one another. For 22 years the U.S. Passport Office under Frances Knight's … [Read more...] about Frances Knight
Pilot Fan’s First-Hand Story
The most educational briefing that Secretary of State Cyrus Vance could receive prior to his trip to Mainland China later this month would be to spend a couple of hours with the Chinese pilot who recently flew a MIG-19 to Taiwan. The former Chinese … [Read more...] about Pilot Fan’s First-Hand Story
IWY: A Front for Radicals and Lesbians — August 1977
IWY: A Front for Radicals and Lesbians All the State Conferences sponsored by the National Commission on International Women's Year, and financed by some $3 million of your Federal tax money, have now been held. All that remains now is for another … [Read more...] about IWY: A Front for Radicals and Lesbians — August 1977
New York Blackout
Many of the postmortems on the Great New York Blackout of '77 have tried to target Consolidated Edison as the villain and the Federal Government as the hero who can ride to the rescue to shield us from such catastrophes in the future. Of course … [Read more...] about New York Blackout
Why Students Want Federal Control
When Opinion Research Corporation of Princeton, New Jersey, conducted a poll of high school graduates, it discovered that 61 percent do not believe in the profit system, 83 percent estimate profits to be 50 percent or more, and 95 percent believe … [Read more...] about Why Students Want Federal Control
Embassy Eavesdropping
At last the national news media are reporting on what many people for many months have believed is the biggest national security scandal in the country: the fact that Soviet agents in Washington, D.C. are eavesdropping on most of the long-distance … [Read more...] about Embassy Eavesdropping
Captive Nations Week
This week we are officially celebrating Captive Nations Week, an annual observance designated by Congress and proclaimed by the President in accordance with Public Law 86-90. The Captive Nations Resolution, which was passed by overwhelming … [Read more...] about Captive Nations Week
Red China Normalization?
During World War II, the Republic of China's mortal enemy, Japan, made tempting offers for a separate treaty which would have brought peace to China after many years of Japanese invasion. But this would also have freed Japanese divisions to fight … [Read more...] about Red China Normalization?
Cuddling Up To Caribbean Communists — July 1977
B-1 Cancellation
When interviewed after President Carter's decision to cancel production of the B-1 bomber, one union worker who will lose his job said ruefully, "I voted for Carter; I thought he was too smart to do this." It is hard to understand how the worker … [Read more...] about B-1 Cancellation
