It’s the newspaper pictures that did it -- the photographs of soldier mothers tearfully saying goodbye to their babies as they depart to serve in the Gulf War. The U.S. Armed Services have even shipped out breastfeeding mothers of infants only two, … [Read more...] about Moms in the Gulf War
Alabama Parents Win a Round on Textbooks
Parents take heart. It is really possible to win a textbook battle with the public schools. Alabama parents just proved it. Alabama is a state which has state textbook adoption, that means that the state Board of Education approves the textbooks … [Read more...] about Alabama Parents Win a Round on Textbooks
Censorship on College Campuses
The initials P.C. came into our language in the 1980s to mean Personal Computer. But in the 1990s, P.C. stands for Politically Correct, which represents a new wave of intolerance that is sweeping the college campuses. In this year of the Bicentennial … [Read more...] about Censorship on College Campuses
United Nations Trap on Rights of the Child
Some advocacy groups are urging the United States to ratify a new treaty called the Convention on the Rights of the Chi1d. ff its text were proposed as new federal legislation, it would be unacceptable to the American people because it gives the … [Read more...] about United Nations Trap on Rights of the Child
The Glass Ceiling – Code Word for Quotas
For more than 20 years, “civil rights” was a magic label which, attached to any piece of legislation, would assure its passage because politicians feared to vote against it. It became clear in 1990, however, that “civil rights” is now a code word for … [Read more...] about The Glass Ceiling – Code Word for Quotas
Condom Fraud in New York City
The New York City Board of Education is now considering the ground-breaking proposal of Chancellor Joseph A. Fernandez to hand out condoms to public school students. He calls it “The Expanded HIV/AIDS Education Program Including Condom … [Read more...] about Condom Fraud in New York City
Conservative Ideas Get Liberal Endorsement
The liberals still have the majority of votes in Congress, but the conservatives are winning the battle of ideas. That’s the conclusion we can draw from a report issued by a very liberal policymaking group called the Progressive Policy … [Read more...] about Conservative Ideas Get Liberal Endorsement
Suicide Courses are Dangerous to Your Child’s Health
Two separate new studies have just concluded that suicide curricula in the schools and made-for-television movies about teen suicide do more harm than good. The evidence produced by these two research projects knocks the props out from under one of … [Read more...] about Suicide Courses are Dangerous to Your Child’s Health
Say NO to a Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
It used to be that, when we talked about nuclear test ban treaties, the only players were the United States and the Soviet Union. That isn’t true any more. Mikhail Gorbachev may be more interested in holding out his hand for U.S. aid and loans than … [Read more...] about Say NO to a Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
RU-486 is no Magic Pill
Some people are speculating that the new French drug, RU-486, will be the magic pill of the future, providing easy, morning-after, do-it-yourself abortions which a pregnant woman can administer to herself in privacy, like taking an aspirin. That’s … [Read more...] about RU-486 is no Magic Pill