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America 2000 is Heading Us into a National School System
Education has emerged as a national issue in a very short historical tine-frame. that speed in itself is newsworthy; the U.S. Department of Education only dates from the Jimmy Carter administration in the 1970s, and Ronald Reagan was elected in 1980 … [Read more...] about America 2000 is Heading Us into a National School System
George Washington’s Birthday
I won't be among those celebrating “Presidents’ Day” this month. So many of our Presidents don't deserve to be honored with a holiday. The official switch from the observation of Washington's Birthday on February 22 to “Presidents’ Day” on the … [Read more...] about George Washington’s Birthday
Illiteracy, Psychotherapy, and Self-Esteem — February 1992
Let’s Help Taxpayers, Not Just the “Economy”
It seems that “everyone” is demanding that the President and Congress “do something” to aid our ailing economy. Republicans demand tax cuts to stimulate investment; Democrats demand that we spend more tax funds on make-work projects to jump-start the … [Read more...] about Let’s Help Taxpayers, Not Just the “Economy”
How to Make Reapportionment Fair
You may think that, in our American democracy, the decisions about who represents you in our national and state legislatures are made when you and your neighbors vote in the general elections in November. In truth, only a small slice of the power to … [Read more...] about How to Make Reapportionment Fair
The Search for Stability Versus Liberty
A rumor is circulating in Washington, D.C. that, on one of the upper floors in the State Department, there is a room called the Shrine, and that every day Secretary James Baker and emissaries from President Bush and the Secretary of Commerce gather … [Read more...] about The Search for Stability Versus Liberty
Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights
On December 15, we celebrate the Bicentennial of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. This great document is relatively noncontroversial today, but two centuries ago, it was the biggest single issue during the hot and stormy debates in 1787 and … [Read more...] about Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights
The Radical Goals of the Feminists — December 1991
Lessons of the Elections
Nothing is certain but death and taxes, says the old adage. But political consultants who are mapping strategy for the big presidential election year of 1992 should face up to the new axiom of current politics: Nothing is certain but taxes and … [Read more...] about Lessons of the Elections
