Why Do They Call It “Free Trade”?
Why do some people persist in mouthing the mantra “free trade” when foreign countries can and do engage in all sorts of dishonest tactics that interfere with trade,…
Category: Phyllis Schlafly Report Column
Political Slush Funds
The media are persistently presenting us with reports that voters are “angry,” usually with the implication that this condition is the voters’ fault and is some kind of…
The Great Awakening About Jobs
When Bob Dole said in New Hampshire, “I didn’t realize that jobs and trade and what makes America work would become a big issue in the last few…
Look Out For Union Politicking In Congressional Campaigns
The theater of the presidential primaries is tending to obscure the fact that the fight is already on in earnest for control of the next Congress. The victory…
Buchanan Knows Where the Votes Are
The Inside the Beltway pundits and others who think they are movers and shakers of the establishment are wracking their brains to try to figure out why Pat…
Games and Tricks of the New World Order
It’s becoming clear that “New World Order” is not just a fantasy of conspiracy-minded rightwingers. President George Bush popularized its use in 1990 in order to legitimize the…
The Feminists Seek Unfair and Unattainable Goals
The aging feminist leaders gathered in Washington earlier this month amid self-doubts about whether they are relevant any more. “We want to end this discussion about the death…
Clinton Will Never End Big Government
In his State of the Union speech, President Clinton announced the unconditional surrender of liberalism to conservatism. “The era of big government is over. We know big government…
The Road Map To Real Reform In Education
Every now and then a book comes along, such as Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” or Ralph Nader’s “Unsafe At Any Speed,” that dramatically alters the focus of an…
The Fraud and the Failure Called Welfare
The disaster called welfare was probably the biggest single issue that ousted the Democratic majority in Congress in the landmark election of 1994. Even President Clinton said he…