Congressional Republicans have signaled that they are willing to compromise the death-tax provision of President Bush's tax-cut proposal. This offers a splendid opportunity to get it right. Those who are campaigning for a cut in the death tax … [Read more...] about Death Tax Deception
Let’s Encourage, Not Discourage, Allegiance
Back in the olden days of the Cold War, a favorite sport of the liberals was to accuse conservatives of seeing imaginary spies and traitors under the bed. Who could have predicted that a real spy named Robert Hanssen and a traitor named Marc Rich … [Read more...] about Let’s Encourage, Not Discourage, Allegiance
The Hidden Meaning Of Marriage Tax Repeal
Repeal of the marriage tax penalty was always good for a big round of applause in the campaign speeches of most political candidates last year. But it's scheduled for bumpy sledding in the drafting of this year's tax-cut bill. The marriage … [Read more...] about The Hidden Meaning Of Marriage Tax Repeal
What’s At Stake In The New HHS Privacy Regs?
In earlier, simpler times, medical privacy was no problem. Your doctor recorded the date of your visit and his diagnosis and prescriptions in his inimitable illegible handwriting and put it safely in a manila folder where only he or his nurse would … [Read more...] about What’s At Stake In The New HHS Privacy Regs?
Why Tests and Standards Can’t Solve School Problems
Tests, standards and accountability are being advocated as the solution to the problems of public school education. Those are such good words; why can't they do the job? The testing system has been corrupted. Under the 1997 revision of the … [Read more...] about Why Tests and Standards Can’t Solve School Problems
Kansas Dumbs Down Science to Promote Evolution
Liberals have long realized that, if they can win the battle over what is taught in schools, they will win elections. While they claim to believe in free speech, they often have little tolerance for alternate points of view in the schools. In 1999, … [Read more...] about Kansas Dumbs Down Science to Promote Evolution
California’s Problems Not Just About Power
Although California decisively defeated a school voucher initiative on the ballot last November, its legislature may have done more to promote school choice than the defeated proposal could have done. Two controversial California state laws, enacted … [Read more...] about California’s Problems Not Just About Power
A Warning From Denmark
Since George W. Bush has put Social Security reform on his political agenda, it may be that immigration is now the third rail of politics. Before it becomes a subject that cannot be rationally debated, it is useful to take a good look at Denmark and … [Read more...] about A Warning From Denmark
Cui Bono in Vaccine Mandate
A recent issue of JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association, 12-27-00) reports on a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study that supports the widespread policy of forcing all children to be vaccinated in order to enter daycare or school. It … [Read more...] about Cui Bono in Vaccine Mandate
Assault On Ashcroft Spikes Bipartisanship
In an era when we have endured so much scandal, so much embarrassingly improper behavior by high public officials, one might have reasonably predicted that Senator John Ashcroft would be the least controversial of all George W. Bush's Cabinet … [Read more...] about Assault On Ashcroft Spikes Bipartisanship
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