President George Bush has taken his lumps this year, but some good news has appeared on the horizon. The economy is picking up, the incumbent conservatives won in Britain, the Democrats seem to be hopelessly saddled with the Bill and Hillary … [Read more...] about Helping George Bush to Understand the Feminists
Flying Down to Rio
Flying down to Rio in June night sound like a “fun” summer interlude to George Bush, who must be eager to get away from it during this uncertain presidential campaign. But president Bush is not Fred Astaire, and he won't dance to a happy ending if he … [Read more...] about Flying Down to Rio
St. Louis School Lessons
A news story with national significance about public schools has been unfolding in St. Louis, Missouri, thanks to the work of independent investigators. Twenty years of expensive court-ordered busing for desegregation have had zero results, while all … [Read more...] about St. Louis School Lessons
Ethics May Win Out, After All
What's happening is that the voters are getting back at Congress for the pay raise they so dishonestly passed in late 1989, as well as for the tax increase of 1990. Congress thought it had put one over on the voters, passing the pay raise in the … [Read more...] about Ethics May Win Out, After All
Let’s Repudiate Argument by Epithet
Ever since George Bush's stunning come-from-behind victory over Michael Dukakis, we have been deluged by the media with attacks on what they call the “negative advertising” of his 1988 campaign. This media-manufactured revisionist history has made … [Read more...] about Let’s Repudiate Argument by Epithet
Wake Up Congress, the Taxpayers are Watching
Wake up, Congress. Time is running out on your sweetheart deals, and the American people are giving you a wake-up call. You got by with the tax increase, the middle-of-the-night pay raise, and the unpaid accounts at the Capitol Hill restaurant, but … [Read more...] about Wake Up Congress, the Taxpayers are Watching
The Democrats’ Tax Bill is a Bad Deal
Do you get the idea you are just onlookers watching a charade when you hear about what Congress is doing about taxes? of course, the Democrats' tax bill is not a tax cut at all; it will not reduce federal revenues by $1, but really is a tax … [Read more...] about The Democrats’ Tax Bill is a Bad Deal
Bon Voyage to John Frohnmayer
The with-no-regrets termination of John Frohnmayer as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) was long overdue. But one swallow does not a summer make, and now is the time for a total basement-to-attic housecleaning at the agency that … [Read more...] about Bon Voyage to John Frohnmayer
America 2000 is Heading Us into a National School System
Education has emerged as a national issue in a very short historical tine-frame. that speed in itself is newsworthy; the U.S. Department of Education only dates from the Jimmy Carter administration in the 1970s, and Ronald Reagan was elected in 1980 … [Read more...] about America 2000 is Heading Us into a National School System
George Washington’s Birthday
I won't be among those celebrating “Presidents’ Day” this month. So many of our Presidents don't deserve to be honored with a holiday. The official switch from the observation of Washington's Birthday on February 22 to “Presidents’ Day” on the … [Read more...] about George Washington’s Birthday
