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
Puerto Rico: Our Modern Trojan Horse
Sometimes I think there are only two classes of people: those who can profit by the mistakes of others and those who insist on making their own. With the glaring example of Quebec just across our northern border, a festering wound of ethnic disunity … [Read more...] about Puerto Rico: Our Modern Trojan Horse
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
Governor James Exposes the Activist Judges
One of the gray eminences of the New York Times, Anthony Lewis, has come out foursquare for a favorite conservative concept: ""original intent.'' But while conservatives use it to affirm fidelity to the original intent of the U.S. Constitution and to … [Read more...] about Governor James Exposes the Activist Judges
Global Goals of The Clinton Administration
President Clinton's chief foreign policy adviser, Strobe Talbott, used to write in Time Magazine about nationhood and sovereignty becoming "obsolete" and being replaced by "a single global authority." Those inflammatory words have been replaced by … [Read more...] about Global Goals of The Clinton Administration
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
G.I. Jane Is a Role-Model for Evil
"G.I. Jane," directed by Ridley Scott, is a fitting sequel to his 1991 movie "Thelma and Louise." Both movies try to idealize the macho victim, the tough, gun-toting woman who triumphs over the perceived discriminations perpetrated by an unfair … [Read more...] about G.I. Jane Is a Role-Model for Evil
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 a notable lack of courage about confronting Clinton on anything, but NATO would be a … [Read more...] about NATO EXPANSION COMMITS U.S. TO WARS
Can We Sustain the UN’s Sustainable Goals?
It looks as though American taxpayers may be suckered into paying an additional $819 million to the United Nations on the UN's promise to "reform." It should be a good rule of thumb for legislators to vote No on anything labeled reform because it … [Read more...] about Can We Sustain the UN’s Sustainable Goals?
