Ever since the November 4 election, the pollsters and the pundits have been trying to explain away their failure to predict or anticipate the landslide victory that washed Reagan and the Republican Senate into office. The chief reason why the … [Read more...] about THE PRO-FAMILY FACTOR IN THE ELECTION
GETTING NONVOTERS TO THE POLLS
As America approaches what may be the most important national election of our times, more than 50 million Americans may decide not to vote. In the United States, the smallest percentage of potential voters goes to the polls of any nation in the … [Read more...] about GETTING NONVOTERS TO THE POLLS
Christians and Presidential Campaigns
The evangelical and fundamentalist Christians are making the politicians very nervous and making presidential politics very interesting. President and Mrs. Carter held a special strategy meeting in the White House last month to discuss how to cope … [Read more...] about Christians and Presidential Campaigns
Helms’ Appeal to Principle
Senator Jesse Helms’ speech on the final day of the Republican National Convention didn't make any headlines because it was in competition for the day's news with Ronald Reagan's acceptance speech. But it filled an essential need in that Convention … [Read more...] about Helms’ Appeal to Principle
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
NEED FOR “PEOPLE-SIZED” INSTITUTIONS
"Excessive greatness of a town," "multitude of corporations," and too much "ghostly authority" or power of organized religion were listed by the 17th-century British political philosopher Thomas Hobbes among infirmities of a commonwealth. He … [Read more...] about NEED FOR “PEOPLE-SIZED” INSTITUTIONS
IWY: A Front for Radicals and Lesbians — August 1977
IWY: A Front for Radicals and Lesbians All the State Conferences sponsored by the National Commission on International Women's Year, and financed by some $3 million of your Federal tax money, have now been held. All that remains now is for another … [Read more...] about IWY: A Front for Radicals and Lesbians — August 1977
Federal Financing of a Foolish Festival For Frustrated Feminists — May 1977
Federal Financing of a Foolish Festival For Frustrated Feminists $5 million of the Federal taxpayers’ money will be spent during 1977 on some 50 state conferences where, according to Chairman Bella Abzug, women will come together “to air their … [Read more...] about Federal Financing of a Foolish Festival For Frustrated Feminists — May 1977
Chile’s Gift to the West?
The government of Chile, which has taken some brickbats from the world's press during the past year, is entitled to our thanks for working out the deal under which Vladimir Bukovsky was granted his freedom from imprisonment in the Soviet Union. … [Read more...] about Chile’s Gift to the West?
REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIRMAN
Sports fans know that this is the time of year when baseball and football teams that had losing records in 1976 look for new managers or new coaches. The most highly publicized competitive event of the year was the presidential election, and the … [Read more...] about REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIRMAN
