Party Platform Contrasts
A comparison of the 1980 Republican and Democratic Party Platforms on key issues proves that the familiar slogan “there’s not a dime’s worth of difference between the two…
Category: Liberalism and Conservatism
Thinking the Unthinkable
Jimmy Carter’s Presidential Directive 59 was supposedly designed to scare the Russians by announcing a new U.S. strategy which contemplates retaliating against some military targets in case of…
Christians and Presidential Campaigns
The evangelical and fundamentalist Christians are making the politicians very nervous and making presidential politics very interesting. President and Mrs. Carter held a special strategy meeting in the…
Single-Issue Voters — September 1980
Helms’ Appeal to Principle
Senator Jesse Helms’ speech on the final day of the Republican National Convention didn’t make any headlines because it was in competition for the day’s news with Ronald…
REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM
There has been a persistent effort in some quarters to propagate the myth that the Republican Party Platform adopted by the Convention in Detroit is somehow the most…
The Republican Party Platform — August 1980
The Kissinger Power Grab — August 1980
THE SINGLE ISSUE MOVEMENT
Anybody who reads or listens to much political commentary during this election year will quickly detect a recurring theme. There is an orchestrated attack on the “single-issue” movement.…