Seizing the Moral High Ground of Politics
The most fascinating thing about George Bush’s apparently successful campaign is not only that he has seized the political initiative and put Michael Dukakis on the defensive, but…
Category: Liberalism and Conservatism
Let’s Debate the Furlough Issue
Why hasn’t the Dukakis campaign accepted author Robert James Bidinotto’s challenge to debate the controversial Massachusetts program of giving furloughs to murderers who had been sentenced to life-without-parole?…
Liberals Make Americans Uncomfortable — October 1988
Which Candidate Makes Us Feel Comfortable?
A couple of days before the 1964 presidential election, a full-page advertisement appeared in metropolitan newspapers paid for by the then well-known New York night club owner, Billy…
Fact and Fiction About the Pledge Issue
The Pledge of Allegiance is the surprise issue of the 1988 presidential campaign. But more noteworthy even than the intensity of the extravagant rhetoric is the persistent falsification…
The Reagan Revolution Isn’t Over
The big news of the Republican National Convention is that the Reagan Revolution and the conservative movement are alive and well, while liberalism is politically dead. Just compare…
1988 Party Platform Comparisons — September 1988
Media Coverage of the Republican Convention
I’m tired of hearing complaints from the television media that the Republican and Democratic National Nominating Conventions are too long, too boring, should be shortened to two days,…
