Some 20 of the leading women’s magazines are currently carrying a questionnaire on child care which is touted as “the largest magazine survey of its kind.” It is sponsored by the Child Care Action Campaign and the Great American Family Tour, two … [Read more...] about The Loaded Questionnaire on Child Care
Congressmen Are Out of Touch
As I waited for the Inaugural Parade to come down Pennsylvania Avenue, I thought of the proposed 50% Congressional pay raise. Congress’s mishandling of both the parade and the pay raise reflects its insularity from the real world; Congressmen are … [Read more...] about Congressmen Are Out of Touch
Congressmen Are Out of Touch
As I waited for the Inaugural Parade to come down Pennsylvania Avenue, I thought of the proposed 50% Congressional pay raise. Congress’s mishandling of both the parade and the pay raise reflects its insularity from the real world; Congressmen are … [Read more...] about Congressmen Are Out of Touch
Citizens’ Revolt Against Sex Ed Textbooks
The publishers of public school textbooks for sex education, a course that is usually called “family living” or “health” in order to minimize controversy, were taught a costly lesson earlier this month in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The local school board … [Read more...] about Citizens’ Revolt Against Sex Ed Textbooks
“Working Girl” Exposes a Feminist Myth
To the anguished moans and groans of feminists, the movie script writers have struck again. Even if television news departments, editorial writers, and Congressmen haven’t discovered it, the movie script writers (who are on the cutting edge of … [Read more...] about “Working Girl” Exposes a Feminist Myth
Carnegie’s Plan for Controlling U.S. Education
Americans spend about $300 billion per year on education, a truly impressive sum. If any group could control that spending Goliath, it would have incredible power because it would control not only buildings and books and personnel, but also control … [Read more...] about Carnegie’s Plan for Controlling U.S. Education
Leap Year Foolishness About the Electoral College
On December 19 when the Electoral College officially elected George Bush the 41st President of the United States, the CBS-TV Evening News pompously referred to this institution by which we elect our chiefs of state as “antiquated,” and NBC-TV … [Read more...] about Leap Year Foolishness About the Electoral College
What Happened to the 40-Hour Work Week?
A guest editorial in a very liberal newspaper recently asked the question, “What happened to the 40-hour work week?” The writer, a labor-issues reporter (Dick Meister of San Francisco), complained that employers routinely force overtime work on their … [Read more...] about What Happened to the 40-Hour Work Week?
George Bush is Right About Taxes
The pro-tax lobby and big media have been engaged since the election in a massive campaign to convince the American people (a) that George Bush’s solemn anti-tax pledge was a phony and (b) that tax increases are essential and inevitable in order to … [Read more...] about George Bush is Right About Taxes
Schools Starting to Recognize Pupils’ Privacy Rights
Three swallows do not a summer make, but straws in the wind at the local level of public education indicate that some schools are starting to show respect for parental and pupil rights. A few weeks ago, the Lyon County School Board in Nevada … [Read more...] about Schools Starting to Recognize Pupils’ Privacy Rights
