The new line that we are being fed from the Bush Administration and repetitively from the media is: the United States must “help” perestroika succeed. Why we should do this, and what kind of help and at what price we are talking about, are all left … [Read more...] about Help Perestroika by Doing Nothing
Right On, President Bush, With Political Appointments
The liberals in Congress and the media are bent out of shape because President George Bush has appointed friends to political jobs. Editorializing on the front page, the New York Times starts with an accusatory question in the headline, “How Many Is … [Read more...] about Right On, President Bush, With Political Appointments
Look Who’s Cheating on Reading Tests
The state of Michigan last month gave a new-style reading test to all public school pupils in the 4th, 7th and 10th grades. A careful look at the Michigan test (called MEAP: Michigan Educational Assessment Program) shows that it is a cheat on the … [Read more...] about Look Who’s Cheating on Reading Tests
Grading President Bush
A Newsweek columnist has just presumed to give a school grade to the President, deciding that George Bush deserves only the mediocre grade of “C” on his economic policies. On the budget deficit, however, this presumptuous writer gives Bush a “D” … [Read more...] about Grading President Bush
Facing the Future of Families
Anyone who reads the print media closely can find a few items now and then that run contrary to the prevailing liberal and feminist ideologies. For example, despite our being harangued for the last 15 years about how degrading it is to call a woman a … [Read more...] about Facing the Future of Families
Are These Abortion Cures Really “Stringent”?
“Stringent curbs on abortion pass in Pennsylvania” screamed the front-page headline in the New York Times. Was that headline just factual reporting of all the news that’s fit to print, or was it typical pro-abortion bias of the liberal media … [Read more...] about Are These Abortion Cures Really “Stringent”?
R-Rated Videos in the Classroom
If you wonder why public schoolchildren are not learning essential facts (like where the United States is on a map of the world), or why they have not read the major classics written in the English language, perhaps you should look into whether they … [Read more...] about R-Rated Videos in the Classroom
Catastrophic Liberalism
Liberalism lately has been taking its lumps. But hope springs eternal for the liberals who lust for more of our money to spend and more control over our lives. They’ve been riding the gravy train for so long that they just can’t bear to accept the … [Read more...] about Catastrophic Liberalism
Look Who’s Teaching Our Children
The annual resolutions passed by the National Education Association (NEA) have just been published and they are very revealing. They were approved in July in Washington, D.C. by the nearly 9,000 delegates who attended the annual convention of … [Read more...] about Look Who’s Teaching Our Children
Bush’s Challenge on SDI
“The reports of my death,” said Mark Twain, “are greatly exaggerated.” We need President Bush to proclaim a similar Mark Twainism about the so-called “death” of SDI, which is so gleefully reported by the press at every opportunity. Ever since … [Read more...] about Bush’s Challenge on SDI
