It was one of those days – like Pearl Harbor Day and the assassination of John F. Kennedy – that almost everyone then alive remembers. I’m talking about that day 50 years ago when Orson Welles scared Americans with his lifelike radio dramatization of … [Read more...] about The War of the Worlds
The American Civil Liberties Union
A critic wrote a letter-to-the-editor of one of the newspapers that carries my column and complained thusly: “She confuses my calm, rational thinking with facts.” Well, dear reader, here’s another column of “just the facts, ma’am.” Since the … [Read more...] about The American Civil Liberties Union
The Legal Services Corporation is Anti-Family
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
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
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
