A recent bill considered by the Illinois State Legislature provides a textbook example of how a powerful lobby springs into action when it perceives a threat to its special interests and privileges. The Illinois Education Association (IEA), the … [Read more...] about How the Teachers Union Checkmates Parents
What’s That About Affirmative Action Quotas?
The scandal about Affirmative Action quotas is not only that they are unjust, but that those engaged in this practice have been lying about it and covering it up. The practice of “race norming” under which the government secretly adds points to the … [Read more...] about What’s That About Affirmative Action Quotas?
Working at Home is a Growing Movement
Every morning and evening, millions of commuters spend a couple of hours driving bumper to bumper in and out of a crowded city. The only social interaction they have with all those people engaged in the same occupation is that they all listen to the … [Read more...] about Working at Home is a Growing Movement
Tax Fairness for Families
Taxation was the issue that provoked America’s Declaration of Independence and now, two centuries later, taxes are still the fundamental issue causing public disaffection with government. The right to spend. our own hard-earned money -- rather than … [Read more...] about Tax Fairness for Families
The Feminist Plan to Assign Women to Combat
The radical feminists pulled a fast one and the Congressmen were caught off guard. Rep. Patricia Schroeder (D-CO) presented what the Washington Post called “a surprise measure” to a closed meeting of the House Armed Services Committee and, on a voice … [Read more...] about The Feminist Plan to Assign Women to Combat
Does One Size Fit All?
One of the characters in ancient Greek mythology, Procrustes, invented the “one size fits all” mentality. He captured travelers and put them on an iron bed. If their legs were too long, he amputated them to fit; if they were too short, he would … [Read more...] about Does One Size Fit All?
How a Big City Was Destroyed
The addition of colored ink to the front page has enabled newspapers to report important information that might otherwise be obscure. A case in point is the maps on a recent front page of the St. Louis Post Dispatch illustrating the population shifts … [Read more...] about How a Big City Was Destroyed
Bush’s New Choice Initiative
The most welcome yet controversial feature of President Bush’s long-awaited education initiative is summed up in the word choice. In this century in America, children have been pawns in a monopoly system in which they must attend the school … [Read more...] about Bush’s New Choice Initiative
Feminist Assault on VMI
For 150 years, Virginia Military Institute (VMI) has been conducting a unique style of education that graduates disciplined, honorable young men who are exemplary citizens and are ready to serve their country in time of war. It is a tough regimen … [Read more...] about Feminist Assault on VMI
Lee Atwater: New Myths and Old Realities
With their potential presidential candidates in disarray under the lash of George Bush's 90 percent popularity rating in the polls, the liberals have grabbed Lee Atwater’s death like a drowning man lunging at a floating log. With their pals in the … [Read more...] about Lee Atwater: New Myths and Old Realities
