What They Didn’t Tell Us Before The China Vote
Only after the House voted 237-197 to pass Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with Communist China did the major news media tell their readers the real purpose behind…
Category: Jobs
The Surplus That Politicians Want to Hide
For the fifth straight quarter, the U.S. Treasury opened up its sacks of mail and discovered an unexpected windfall of money. April’s surplus is more than three times…
Let’s Pass Real Campaign Finance Reform — May 1998
Let’s Pass Real Campaign Finance Reform Most of what we hear on the media about “campaign finance reform” constitutes political posturing and “spin” about proposals that would do…
Big Brother Is on the Prowl
Do you worry that Big Brother (a.k.a. the Federal Government) wants to monitor your e-mail, your phone calls, your health and financial records, and your business? You should,…
The Ominous Attack on American Inventors — March 1998
The Ominous Attack on American Inventors The high-priced lobbyists for the big multinationals are crawling all over Capitol Hill this month to urge passage of Senator Orrin Hatch’s…
California Heads for Real Campaign Finance Reform
Trend-setting California is about to show us real campaign finance reform. On June 2, Californians will vote on the Campaign Reform Initiative (CRI), also called the Paycheck Protection…
The New Political Party Realignment
Is the Gingrich-Lott leadership going to take the Republican Party down the same road to defeat traveled by the world’s other conservative parties? Will they follow in the…
School-to-Work and Goals 2000 — April 1997
School-to-Work and Goals 2000 The Clinton Administration learned a big lesson from the defeat of its plan to take over the entire U.S. health care industry. Releasing its plan…
What Caused the Gender Gap?
Republican politicians are wringing their hands over the gaping gender gap exposed in the November 5 election. A big double-digit spread separated the votes of men and…
The Presidential Debate We Didn’t Have
The presidential campaign has generated a lot of talk about moving America into the 21st century. But neither candidate addressed the fundamental issue: Will average Americans…