Both left-wingers and right-wingers are upset about Oliver Stone’s movie “JFK” because, being a well-crafted visual, it tends to make people believe a false explanation of the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963. The trouble with Stone's critics … [Read more...] about Old Illusions and New Exposes
How to Make Reapportionment Fair
You may think that, in our American democracy, the decisions about who represents you in our national and state legislatures are made when you and your neighbors vote in the general elections in November. In truth, only a small slice of the power to … [Read more...] about How to Make Reapportionment Fair
Don’t Let the U.N. Prescribe the New World Order
President Bush's New World Order appears to include an expanded role for the United Nations to make our international policy decisions. This is unfortunate. ft would be better if the U.N. remained what it was during the 1970s and 1980s: just a side … [Read more...] about Don’t Let the U.N. Prescribe the New World Order
THE SEARCH FOR STABILITY VERSUS LIBERTY
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
The Search for Stability Versus Liberty
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
