The Surplus That Politicians Want to Hide
For the fifth straight quarter, the U.S. Treasury opened up its sacks of mail and discovered an unexpected windfall of money. April’s surplus is more than three times…
Category: Elections
Let’s Pass Real Campaign Finance Reform — May 1998
Let’s Pass Real Campaign Finance Reform Most of what we hear on the media about “campaign finance reform” constitutes political posturing and “spin” about proposals that would do…
Explaining Clinton’s High Poll Numbers
It’s obvious from the torrent of news stories and TV talking heads that no one in the media, not even his friends, believes Bill Clinton’s denials that he…
It’s Time to Have Real Tax Cuts — February 1998
It’s Time to Have Real Tax Cuts At last somebody in government has stepped out from the crowd and said what Americans have been waiting to hear, namely,…
Uncovering Voter Frauds in a Senate Election
The Senate is finally facing up to the biggest of all the many scandals about last November’s elections: the stuffing of the ballot box with fraudulent and paid…
The Goals 2000 Battle Won’t Be Over Till It’s Over
President Clinton made a speech on January 22 to a group identified by the White House as “the students, parents and teachers of the Northbrook Area Schools Consortium.”…
What Caused the Gender Gap?
Republican politicians are wringing their hands over the gaping gender gap exposed in the November 5 election. A big double-digit spread separated the votes of men and…
Why Was Voter Turnout So Low?
Less than half of eligible voters cast their ballots on November 5. Voter turnout hasn’t been that low since 1924. Should we blame the American people for not…
Let’s Define Terms When We Debate Education
In the second presidential television debate, Bob Dole said he supports “school choice,” by which he clearly meant tax-financed vouchers to allow students to go to…
Does Character Count?
In the last weeks of the presidential campaign, Bob Dole keeps asking, why isn’t there any “outrage” about Bill Clinton’s ethical lapses and personal immorality? Good question. Even…