"Mom's apple pie." "Grandma's pancakes." "Fried chicken like mother used to make." "Dinners that taste like home cooking." That's the way restaurants used to advertise their specialties. But no more. Home cooking is out of style. Mom isn't in the … [Read more...] about CHANGES IN EATING HABITS
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
SECULAR HUMANISM
Most Congressional bills or amendments that pass one House but are not voted on in the other House die quietly without further controversy. An exception to this rule is an amendment to the educationbill proposed by Congressman John Conlan which would … [Read more...] about SECULAR HUMANISM
Platform Comparisons
Contrary to the popular belief that national party platforms tend to blur rather than clarify the differences between the two major political parties, and are so vague that they don't mean much anyway, the 1976 party platforms offer the voters a … [Read more...] about Platform Comparisons
Parents’ Rights
When public schools become intolerable because of crime, drugs, immorality, teenage pregnancies, VD, failure to teach moral values, lack of discipline, or failure to teach basic skills such as reading and writing, the rich and the well-to-do have an … [Read more...] about Parents’ Rights
THE ANTI-ABORTION CONSTITUENCY
The speeches that placed the name of Ellen McCormick in nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention make it clear that the Republican who has the best chance to defeat Jimmy Carter is Ronald Reagan. The long string of successes … [Read more...] about THE ANTI-ABORTION CONSTITUENCY
