A rumor is circulating in Washington, D.C. that, on one of the upper floors in the State Department, there is a room called the Shrine, and that every day Secretary James Baker and emissaries from President Bush and the Secretary of Commerce gather … [Read more...] about The Search for Stability Versus Liberty
Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights
On December 15, we celebrate the Bicentennial of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. This great document is relatively noncontroversial today, but two centuries ago, it was the biggest single issue during the hot and stormy debates in 1787 and … [Read more...] about Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights
Two Watersheds: Pearl Harbor and the New World Order
Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941, marked a turning point in American history. In response to President Franklin Roosevelt’s call to avenge the “date which will live in infamy,” the American people rallied with a single purpose, accepted years of … [Read more...] about Two Watersheds: Pearl Harbor and the New World Order
Michigan Schools Drop New Age Exercises
Michigan parents scored a stunning victory when the state Department of Education recently told local public schools to remove a deep-breathing technique from its state-prescribed comprehensive health education curriculum. Parents had complained that … [Read more...] about Michigan Schools Drop New Age Exercises
Lessons of the Elections
Nothing is certain but death and taxes, says the old adage. But political consultants who are mapping strategy for the big presidential election year of 1992 should face up to the new axiom of current politics: Nothing is certain but taxes and … [Read more...] about Lessons of the Elections
Conservatives Find Their Shining City on a Hill
The dedication of the Ronald Reagan library this week was a happy victory party for those who call themselves the Reagan Alumni-- the grassroots conservatives who made it all happen. Several thousand of the faithful gathered on a mountain top in Sini … [Read more...] about Conservatives Find Their Shining City on a Hill
Good News for Taxpayers
Congress is feeling the lash of public resentment, and it's about time. The American people have had enough of the Imperial Incumbency, the various money and sex scandals ranging from the resignation of Jim Wright to the Barney Frank escapades to the … [Read more...] about Good News for Taxpayers
Feminism Falls on Its Face
The confirmation of Clarence Thomas is not only a personal victory for an honorable man who was the victim of a savage 11th-hour ambush by feminists in special-interest groups and in the media. His confirmation was also a resounding defeat for the … [Read more...] about Feminism Falls on Its Face
The Question of Motives
Hour after hour, the Democratic members of the Judiciary Committee and the media commentators kept saying that Anita Hill “must be credible because she didn't have anything to gain" by making those sordid charges against Clarence Thomas. As Senator … [Read more...] about The Question of Motives
The Real Costs of Federal Mandates
If unemployment and the recession are our principal domestic problems (as television tells us every evening via the network news), then this is no time to place more restraints on business which will reduce jobs. But that's what the Senate tried to … [Read more...] about The Real Costs of Federal Mandates
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