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Big Brother Wants to Be Big Mama — February 1986
A Look at Reagan’s Tax Policies
Most people are acutely aware of the high taxes they are paying, but few people are aware of the social policies hidden behind those taxes. Nevertheless, those social policies are powerful incentives to guide and induce personal and business … [Read more...] about A Look at Reagan’s Tax Policies
National Institute of Education
President Reagan is trying diligently to fulfill his mandate to cut federal spending toward his long range goal of balancing the budget. Out of the some 150 programs in the Department of Education, his Office of Management and Budget has targeted one … [Read more...] about National Institute of Education
REAGAN’S FAMILY POLICY ADVISORY BOARD
Back during the presidential campaign last fall, Ronald Reagan established campaign links with pro-family organizations by appointing a Family Policy Advisory Board. After the election, the Board issued a package of excellent proposals, and President … [Read more...] about REAGAN’S FAMILY POLICY ADVISORY BOARD
REAGAN’S APPOINTMENTS
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
NEW STYLE SPOILS SYSTEM
It is reassuring to note that the new style "spoils system" - the use of the vast powers of incumbency to assure reelection - could not reelect Jimmy Carter to a second term. Carter was probably more skilled than any other President in history in … [Read more...] about NEW STYLE SPOILS SYSTEM
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
