In a moment of rare candor, former New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey once called the teachers' lobby the most powerful single lobby in the United States. It may not be that powerful, but it certainly is resourceful. It has just devised a plan for … [Read more...] about Child Services Bill
Streetcars and Buses
One of the hit tunes from Judy Garland's movie "Meet Me In St. Louis" was "The Trolley Song." "Clang, clang, clang, went the trolley." About the time that movie was released in the 1940s, there was a drive to eliminate streetcars for urban … [Read more...] about Streetcars and Buses
The Federal Housing Fiasco — August 1975
Capital Gains Tax
More than 90 percent of all work in the United States is done by machinery. Without this machinery, there would be no automobiles, trucks, railroads., electric power and appliances, telephones, or the many things that give Americans the highest … [Read more...] about Capital Gains Tax
Postcard Registration
If you thought the spenders in Washington have already devised every possible way to spend our tax dollars, you are wrong. They are working overtime to establish a brand new bureaucracy called the Voter Registration Administration whose principal … [Read more...] about Postcard Registration
Housing Fiasco
What has caused the greatest devastation to American cities and towns during the last seven years? Tornadoes? Hurricanes? Earth quakes? Wrong on all three guesses. The answer is the federal housing program which has destroyed $4 billion worth of … [Read more...] about Housing Fiasco
New York & Washington
If I wanted to become a good golf or tennis player, I would take lessons from a successful pro rather than from another beginner. If I were having problems in my business or profession, I would seek the counsel of a proven success rather than one who … [Read more...] about New York & Washington
Big Money And Tough Tactics To Ratify E.R.A. — June 1975
The Lessons of Vietnam — June 1975
Why Vietnam?
The tragedy called the Vietnam War has run its course. The United States poured into it eight years of effort, the lives of 50,000 of our finest young men, the good health of another 300,000, $150 billion of our hard-earned tax money, and the honor … [Read more...] about Why Vietnam?
