The Atlantic Monthly has apparently decided to anoint as a sort of secular saint an 85-year-old man named George Kennan. The April cover article labels him “The Last Wise Man” and showers him with superlatives. You can get the drift from … [Read more...] about George Kennan – An Elitist Without Faith in America
Optimism About Bill Bennett’s Challenge
Drug Czar William Bennett’s appearances on national Sunday television showed what a difficult challenge he has undertaken. Some might think he has just been confirmed to lead the charge in a no-win war. He is, however, a very resourceful man. If … [Read more...] about Optimism About Bill Bennett’s Challenge
Laundered Liberalism Won’t Wash
In an attempt to look positive after their weeks of negative Tower-bashing, Senate Democrats have come forth with an agenda of their own. This is Phase II of their drive to assert power and prestige for an Imperial Congress which they hope will … [Read more...] about Laundered Liberalism Won’t Wash
Gone With the Wind Revisited
So often, nostalgia about events and persons of our youth make them seem better and larger than life. We remember the special hand-beaten cake that Grandmother used to bake, the ice cream we licked from the dasher in the old hand-cranked freezers, … [Read more...] about Gone With the Wind Revisited
Women’s Career Adviser Urges a Mommy Track
The Harvard Business Review is not a magazine that usually stirs up emotional controversies. But an article in the January-February issue is downright incendiary because it dares to challenge some sacred feminist dogmas. Feminist ideology teaches … [Read more...] about Women’s Career Adviser Urges a Mommy Track
The Politics of Daycare
When President George Bush delivered his Budget Message to Congress on February 9, the conservative, pro-family approach to child care came of age. With striking clarity, he said: “I support a new child care tax credit… without discriminating against … [Read more...] about The Politics of Daycare
Keep the 22nd Amendment
When Ronald Reagan made his last trip on Air Force I, flying from the White House to take up residence in California, naturally he talked to the press. He said he wouldn’t retire but would hit the lecture circuit. What would he talk about? He … [Read more...] about Keep the 22nd Amendment
Another First Amendment Issue in Satanic Verses
Despite all the ink that’s been spilled over Salman Rushdie’s sensational book, The Satanic Verses, there is another First Amendment issue that hasn’t been addressed. That’s the issue raised by the decision of the largest bookselling chains in the … [Read more...] about Another First Amendment Issue in Satanic Verses
Eliminate Tax Deductions for Foreign Loans and Losses
Rescheduling and convertibility are not exactly household words, but they may become so soon. Those are the names for the mechanisms by which some big U.S. banks and businesses are planning on making a tidy profit by using American taxpayers’ and … [Read more...] about Eliminate Tax Deductions for Foreign Loans and Losses
Minnesota School Survey Offends Parents
A questionnaire to be administered this month to thousands of Minnesota public school students has aroused opposition from parents who find it objectionable because it is privacy-invading and asks questions which assume that illegal drug use and … [Read more...] about Minnesota School Survey Offends Parents
