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Category: Big Government

Plotting to Rewrite the Constitution

An unreported meeting of about 30 persons took place at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC on December 5 where some serious-minded movers and shakers plotted to rewrite…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…