Last November's election was a mandate to cut federal spending - not just a desire for Balanced Budget Amendment promises, but a mandate to wield the ax. The American voters have finally awakened to the fact that Big Government can't solve our … [Read more...] about Of Course, Congress Can Cut Federal Spending!
Defense Department Deceives Congress on Co-ed Tents
Congress should deal with the problem that the U.S. Armed Services are encouraging sexual misconduct and other social problems that result from immoral behavior. In our present mission in Haiti,some male and female soldiers of all four services are … [Read more...] about Defense Department Deceives Congress on Co-ed Tents
Is Our Government Trading Dollars for Pesos?
Something happened on the way to the first foreign policy crisis of our post November-1994 government. Somehow, the new Republican majority seems to have forgotten its role as the party of the opposition and protector of U.S. taxpayers against raids … [Read more...] about Is Our Government Trading Dollars for Pesos?
National Endowment for the Humanities Flunks the Test
The media have been taunting Congressman John Kasich to tell exactly which federal programs he would cut out in order to balance the budget. When he included "the National Endowment for the Humanities" in his list, he was right on target. This … [Read more...] about National Endowment for the Humanities Flunks the Test
The Republicans’ Most Urgent Task
Are the new Republican majorities in Congress and in state legislatures really serious about reducing the size and spending power of Big Government? That question will be answered in large part by what actions Republicans take to cut the power of the … [Read more...] about The Republicans’ Most Urgent Task
The Time to Defund the NEA is Now
The resolve of the new Republican Majority in Congress to cut federal spending will be tested by the way they treat the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). It's a prime example of special-interest boondoggles, waste and corruption, and spending … [Read more...] about The Time to Defund the NEA is Now
Just Two Little Words
Much of President Clinton's speech proposing tax cuts consisted of posturing to position himself as a proposer of middle-class tax cuts, but two little words marked a revolutionary shift in the White House position on health care. In two little … [Read more...] about Just Two Little Words
A Plan to Pay Our Taxes on a Postcard
When I was a young wife, my husband would bring a big brown envelope of bills, records and receipts when he came home to dinner on the evening of March 15. (In those years, income taxes were due on the Ides of March.) We'd spend a couple of hours … [Read more...] about A Plan to Pay Our Taxes on a Postcard
Persistent Efforts Toward World Government
The conspiracy-minded might say it was part of a globalist plot, but I'm sure it was just a coincidence. The same day that the Senate passed GATT and put the United States in a World Trade Organization, I received a form letter from Walter Cronkite … [Read more...] about Persistent Efforts Toward World Government
Whose Side are Big Corporations On?
Over the last generation, nonprofit public-affairs advocacy groups have come to play an important role in American social, cultural and political policies. These groups churn out ideas and information in support of certain public policies, arrange … [Read more...] about Whose Side are Big Corporations On?
