When the presidential campaign got underway this year, the media were eagerly anticipating the prospect of a moderate on each ticket to challenge the two parties' anointed nominees. The contest might even maintain the high ratings of last year's … [Read more...] about Where Will The McCain Voters Go?
Questions Presidential Candidates Ought To Answer
We're coming down the stretch of Primary Season 2000. It looks like the cash winners are the pollsters who are hired to produce new rankings every day, and the losers are the many pundits whose predictions about winners and turnout have proved so … [Read more...] about Questions Presidential Candidates Ought To Answer
Let’s Celebrate George Washington’s Birthday
Don't be misled into thinking your February holiday is Presidents Day. Your calendar is in error if it says that. The legal name of this holiday, continuously since 1879, is George Washington's Birthday. Enactment of the Monday Holiday law in 1968 … [Read more...] about Let’s Celebrate George Washington’s Birthday
Clinton Is Running For Santa Claus
Bill Clinton didn't just misspeak, he uttered a Freudian slip when he said that "the Vice President launched a new effort to help make communities more liberal." That's exactly what Clinton and Gore have been doing for seven years. It's hard to see … [Read more...] about Clinton Is Running For Santa Claus
Money Isn’t The Solution To Illiteracy
When former Netscape president James L. Barksdale announced a $100 million gift to promote the teaching of reading in Mississippi, he certainly dramatized the current scandal of illiteracy in America. The gift is big enough to make front-page news, … [Read more...] about Money Isn’t The Solution To Illiteracy
Are We Becoming a Society of Snoops? — February 2000
Are We Becoming a Society of Snoops? Concerns have faded about a Y2K breakdown of government computers, but Americans should be worried about how computer efficiency gives the federal government extraordinary powers to monitor the daily … [Read more...] about Are We Becoming a Society of Snoops? — February 2000
For Starters, the Government Should Do No Harm
In the televised presidential debates, Alan Keyes keeps reminding us that moral and cultural issues are paramount, and he challenges the media and his opponents to address them. While most would concede that Columbine and other recent unhappy events … [Read more...] about For Starters, the Government Should Do No Harm
Y2K and the Man of the Century
Most Americans have concluded that the media hype about Y2K computer breakdown and terrorism dangers were mostly that, just hype, probably for the purpose of maintaining media ratings since the Monica soap opera is no longer available for … [Read more...] about Y2K and the Man of the Century
Are We Becoming A Society Of Snoops?
As concerns fade about a Y2K breakdown of government computers, Americans should be increasingly worried about how computer efficiency gives the federal government extraordinary powers to monitor the daily activities of law-abiding Americans. Unknown … [Read more...] about Are We Becoming A Society Of Snoops?
Moving to the ‘Bipartisan Center’ — December 1999
Moving to the 'Bipartisan Center' President Clinton's National Security Adviser Samuel R. "Sandy" Berger was driven in a bullet-proof White House limousine on November 4 to address the members of the Bilderberg Steering Committee who were … [Read more...] about Moving to the ‘Bipartisan Center’ — December 1999
