To most Americans, bigotry in politics is a relic of bygone years. Through the diligent efforts of prominent citizens and anti-bias organizations, most blind prejudice has been erased from our public life, and candidates of all religious beliefs and … [Read more...] about Prejudice Against Reagan
Person of the Year
For 48 years, TIME Magazine selected what it called the "Man of the Year," although in 1936 the person was Wallis Simpson, for whom the King of England gave up his throne, and in 1952 the person was Queen Elizabeth II. This year, in lieu of the … [Read more...] about Person of the Year
The Biggest News Story
The most dramatic news event of the last decade is not any political election, not exchange visits of foreign heads of state, not Watergate, not space flights, not theVietnam War, not even New York City's impending default. It is the shift in the … [Read more...] about The Biggest News Story
Portugal & Angola
It seems to be a reliable rule of thumb that the intensity of one's anti-Communism increases the closer one approaches the reality of Communist rule. Conversely, acceptance of the delusions of detente increases the farther one is removed from the … [Read more...] about Portugal & Angola
Gauvin on Vietnam
In the final hours of the fall of South Vietnam, the news media printed and aired extensive wrap-up coverage on the entire tragedy in Southeast Asia. Somehow, however, our gigantic news gathering facilities failed to interview the man who is … [Read more...] about Gauvin on Vietnam
CENSORSHIP: U.S. & U.S.S.R
During President Nixon’s Summit Conference in Moscow, the whole world had a close look at what happens when the Government controls the news. As soon as the TV networks began to relay news that the Kremlin did not want the American people to hear, … [Read more...] about CENSORSHIP: U.S. & U.S.S.R
KISSINGER AT SALZBURG
When Oliver Cromwell had his portrait painted, he instructed the artist, "Paint me as I am, wart and all." Television is a medium which does exactly that. It presents an unretouched picture with all the warts and wrinkles. Television does even more. … [Read more...] about KISSINGER AT SALZBURG
HOMOSEXUAL RIGHTS
Millions of television viewers who watched the Democratic National Convention of 1972 were shocked to see the advocates of homosexuality speaking during precious prime—time hours. The occasion was the discussion of the party platform, and the plank … [Read more...] about HOMOSEXUAL RIGHTS
STEWART ALSOP
The news media lost a great reporter when Stewart Alsop recently succumbed to leukemia. I phoned him a couple of years ago and requested an interview. He turned me down rather brusquely. He frankly didn't want to give an interview to a conservative. … [Read more...] about STEWART ALSOP
ACE REPORTER: SOLZHENITSYN
One of the things I don't understand about the press in the United States is why the same story is not considered news when reported by a distinguished American scholar, but is considered big newsworthy of two pages in PARADE Magazine after it … [Read more...] about ACE REPORTER: SOLZHENITSYN
