It was a political earthquake in 1994 when the Republicans won a majority in Congress for the first time in four decades. Three years later, there is no joy in Mudville because the mighty Republican Congress has struck out. Republicans were … [Read more...] about The Primary Republican Mission Is to Cut Taxes
Nobel Laureates Denounce Hatch’s Patent Bill
President Clinton's Council on Sustainable Development, whose chief current goal is to promote public acceptance of the Climate Change Treaty that Clinton will sign in December in Kyoto, is attempting to kill two birds with one stone by linking the … [Read more...] about Nobel Laureates Denounce Hatch’s Patent Bill
Confrontation with Clinton over National Testing
President Clinton thinks he's on the popular side in drawing a line in the sand about his plan for national tests. He's wrong; he has misjudged the issue. Senator John Ashcroft has taken up the challenge, promising a filibuster. He already has 26 … [Read more...] about Confrontation with Clinton over National Testing
Global Goals of the Clinton Administration — October 1997
Global Goals of the Clinton Administration President Bill Clinton appointed his Rhodes scholar roommate and fellow draft dodger, Strobe Talbott, as his personal foreign policy adviser and later to the number-two post in the State … [Read more...] about Global Goals of the Clinton Administration — October 1997
National Standards Mean Federal Control
Now that Clinton has made a giant leap toward federalized health insurance through KidCare, he is moving rapidly to federalize public school curriculum through national reading tests for 4th graders and national math tests for 8th graders. In both … [Read more...] about National Standards Mean Federal Control
Will Treaties Rule America’s Future? — September 1997
Will Treaties Rule America's Future? NATO Expansion Commits U.S. to Wars The current Republican Congress has a duty to save us from Bill Clinton's blunder in trying to lock America into an expansion of NATO. The 105th Congress has shown … [Read more...] about Will Treaties Rule America’s Future? — September 1997
Whose Heritage and Whose Land?
Last week in Philadelphia I stopped by to revisit Independence Hall, the cradle of our republic where the Declaration of Independence was signed and the United States Constitution was written. Something new has been added since the last time I saw … [Read more...] about Whose Heritage and Whose Land?
Don’t Let Janet Reno Read Our E-mail
The personal privacy of individual American citizens is rapidly eroding on every front. Advancing technology has made it easier for government agencies, the police, credit bureaus, telemarketers, and all sorts of nosy people to monitor where we are, … [Read more...] about Don’t Let Janet Reno Read Our E-mail
Global Warning about Global Warming
Finally, the U.S. Senate is starting to assert itself. By passing the Byrd-Hagel Resolution 95 to 0 on July 25, it served notice on President Clinton that the Senate is not going to be a party to reducing the standard of living of Americans in order … [Read more...] about Global Warning about Global Warming
Americans Are Suspicious of Government
Ordinarily I don't pay much attention to public opinion polls, but a recent one deserves comment. A Scripps Howard News Service/Ohio University national survey discovered that the majority of Americans believe that our government is guilty of big … [Read more...] about Americans Are Suspicious of Government
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