A state task force has just proclaimed that "there is a crisis in California that demands our immediate attention." No, it's not an earthquake or a hurricane or a fire. It's the crisis that California's experiment in "progressive" teaching … [Read more...] about The New Crisis in California
The Federal Government Is Out Of Control
Seldom have I been so depressed as I was watching the C-Span telecast of the Senate hearings on Ruby Ridge. Bob Packwood is the tragedy of one arrogant man out of control, but Ruby Ridge is the tragedy of arrogant government out of control. And that … [Read more...] about The Federal Government Is Out Of Control
How Will Republicans Deal With the Portability Issue?
The biggest single problem with health care is that 90 percent of all private medical insurance is owned by employers rather than by individuals. Your boss doesn't own your homeowners or automobile insurance, and it's an unfortunate accident of … [Read more...] about How Will Republicans Deal With the Portability Issue?
Warning Signs For Republicans
As the New York Times bluntly put it, Bradley's departure "foreshadows the end of the Democratic Party as Americans know it today." It is not the "end" because Bradley is so indispensable to Democratic dominance, nor even because Democrats are … [Read more...] about Warning Signs For Republicans
Why Are Republicans Promoting Managed Care?
Republicans spent two years attacking the totalitarian Clinton Health Plan because it would put all Americans into Managed Care, allow medical care only as permitted by Gatekeepers, deny our right to choose our own doctor, limit access to … [Read more...] about Why Are Republicans Promoting Managed Care?
Welfare Reform is the Acid Test
If the election of a Republican Congress in 1994 meant anything significant, it meant that the American people want Big Government reduced and also want big changes in the way government spends the money it does have. The welfare bill is the acid … [Read more...] about Welfare Reform is the Acid Test
Let’s Abolish the Department of Education
Abolishing the Department of Education was one of Ronald Reagan's campaign promises when he ran for President in 1980. Fulfilling that promise is long overdue, and the time to do it is now. Education is not a department that has always been with … [Read more...] about Let’s Abolish the Department of Education
Anniversary of the Lifesaver Bomb
Ever since the Smithsonian Institution earlier this year tried to give us all a guilty conscience about the B-29 named Enola Gay, we've been inundated with a torrent of breastbeating about the dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima. The 50th … [Read more...] about Anniversary of the Lifesaver Bomb
The Extremist NEA Sets Off Fireworks Again
The country's most powerful and influential union gathered in Minneapolis over the Fourth of July weekend and set off its own brand of fireworks. Some 8,544 delegates to the National Education Association's annual Convention approved its usual list … [Read more...] about The Extremist NEA Sets Off Fireworks Again
Education Reform, Ted Kennedy-Style
Here's a multiple-choice question for you. Will the new conservative Republican majority in Congress (a) terminate federal functions for which there is no constitutional authority, e.g., education; (b) reduce the size of government by abolishing … [Read more...] about Education Reform, Ted Kennedy-Style
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