The most interesting aspect of Ronald Reagan's appointments to the Cabinet and to the top 300 federal positions is not whom he appointed, but how he appointed them. He has followed a process quite different from that of all preceding … [Read more...] about REAGAN’S APPOINTMENTS
Appointments to the Supreme Court
What kind of persons should be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, and whether some kind of a qualifying test should be applied, was one of the lesser issues during the 1980 presidential campaign. Columns of newsprint were consumed in denouncing … [Read more...] about Appointments to the Supreme Court
Party Platform Contrasts
A comparison of the 1980 Republican and Democratic Party Platforms on key issues proves that the familiar slogan "there's not a dime's worth of difference between the two parties" is certainly not applicable this year. The two Platforms offer a clear … [Read more...] about Party Platform Contrasts
THE SINGLE ISSUE MOVEMENT
Anybody who reads or listens to much political commentary during this election year will quickly detect a recurring theme. There is an orchestrated attack on the "single-issue" movement. Congressman John Ashbrook, in a recent analysis of this … [Read more...] about THE SINGLE ISSUE MOVEMENT
PATRIOTS BETRAYED BY BUREAUCRATS
I wonder how many Americans were watching when the NBC TV Theater presented its docudrama about the barbaric treatment o f U.S. prisoners of war by the North Vietnamese. "When Hell Was In Session" was the true story of the American aviators captured … [Read more...] about PATRIOTS BETRAYED BY BUREAUCRATS
The SALT II Treaty Text Translated — August 1979
Section 2 of ERA: The Federal Power Grab — July 1979
Costs of the Panama Treaty — April 1979
U.S. DOLLARS VS. OVERSEAS DOLLARS
It isn't the decline in the value of the U.S. dollar on foreign money markets that is causing economic woes to American citizens; it's the inflation at home. Yet the Carter Administration appears to prefer to shore up the overseas dollar at the … [Read more...] about U.S. DOLLARS VS. OVERSEAS DOLLARS
Washington, D.C. Amendment
State Legislatures are rejecting the proposed Washington, DC Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by a ratio of almost three to one. Original motions for ratification have already failed in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Wyoming, South Carolina, Missouri, … [Read more...] about Washington, D.C. Amendment