Bon Voyage to John Frohnmayer
The with-no-regrets termination of John Frohnmayer as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) was long overdue. But one swallow does not a summer make, and…
Category: Constitution
Scandals Shake the Imperial Congress — March 1992
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…