Welfare programs tend to discourage the formation of families by making a breadwinner spouse/father unnecessary. His function is replaced by a guaranteed tax-paid income that carries no responsibilities or duties. It has been obvious for some … [Read more...] about The Legal Services Corporation is Anti-Family
Child Care Difference Between Profamily and Liberal
Thanks to the 1988 presidential campaign, we all now know that the opposite of the political label “pro-family” is “liberal.” The issue of child care is the perfect illustration of why this is so. Senator Chris Dodd and Governor Michael Dukakis … [Read more...] about Child Care Difference Between Profamily and Liberal
Margaret Thatcher Talks About Sovereignty
Bruges in Belgium is one of the most picturesque, delightful and interesting towns in the world. The home of lace-making, it is still untouched by the commercialism of American tourism. In this remote little town last month, Prime Minister … [Read more...] about Margaret Thatcher Talks About Sovereignty
Seizing the Moral High Ground of Politics
The most fascinating thing about George Bush’s apparently successful campaign is not only that he has seized the political initiative and put Michael Dukakis on the defensive, but that Bush has also seized the high moral ground of debate. He has … [Read more...] about Seizing the Moral High Ground of Politics
The Unanswered Questions in the Quayle Debate
The big unanswered question by the candidates in the Quayle-Bentsen debate was not what Dan Quayle would do if an unexpected event thrust him into the presidency, but what Lloyd Bentsen would do if he became President. The question was asked, but … [Read more...] about The Unanswered Questions in the Quayle Debate
Sex Education in California
Since 24 states have mandated AIDS education in the public schools, and since AIDS education starts as early as kindergarten in nine states, in behooves parents to find out what is being taught. Parents should exercise their preeminent parental … [Read more...] about Sex Education in California
Let’s Debate the Furlough Issue
Why hasn’t the Dukakis campaign accepted author Robert James Bidinotto’s challenge to debate the controversial Massachusetts program of giving furloughs to murderers who had been sentenced to life-without-parole? The media have been urging us to deal … [Read more...] about Let’s Debate the Furlough Issue
The Radical Antics of the ACLU
When presidential candidate Michael Dukakis labelled himself a “card-carrying member of the ACLU,” he performed a long-overdue and stunningly significant service to the America people. With that one comment, he thrust onto newspaper front pages and … [Read more...] about The Radical Antics of the ACLU
Failing Grades About Geography
A recent Gallup survey showed that the United States is the only country in the world in which young people of college age know less geography than senior citizens (age 55 and older). That was one of the many dismal conclusions of an international … [Read more...] about Failing Grades About Geography
New Light on Daycare Research
The International Foundation for the Preservation of the Family, headquartered in Naples, Florida, has assembled a remarkable group of scholars, academics and physicians from all over the world who exchange papers discussing the links between family, … [Read more...] about New Light on Daycare Research