The National Council of Churches took some gratuitous swipes at capitalism recently when it sponsored a gathering called "An Ecumenical Consultation on Domestic Hunger." The delegates announced their belief that "a basic contradiction exists between … [Read more...] about Churches and Capitalism
Bicentennial Outlook
As we start our country's Bicentennial year, it would be easy to agree with the historians who foresee America becoming another of the many civilizations which perished after discarding the moral standards which bound their people together. Crime … [Read more...] about Bicentennial Outlook
Short Work Weeks
When federal, state or local governments are faced with the awful necessity of cutting down expenditures, their customary reaction is to cut off essential services first, so as to force the taxpayers to cough up more money. It was a breath of fresh … [Read more...] about Short Work Weeks
Karen Ann Quinlen
The widespread publicity given last year to the mastectomies performed on the wives of the President and Vice President was probably responsible for saving thousands of lives. The human interest aroused in their personal drama did more to persuade … [Read more...] about Karen Ann Quinlen
Christmas Message
The Angel Gabriel said to the virgin engaged to Joseph the carpenter: "Hail, Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women. You shall conceive and bring forth a Son, and shall call his name Jesus." Mary said to the angel, … [Read more...] about Christmas Message
Evanston School Idea
The American consumer has benefited greatly from our competitive economic system which constantly induces business rivals to produce better products at cheaper prices. The competition among calculator manufacturers has surely given us better and … [Read more...] about Evanston School Idea
ABM Closing
The anti-defense lobby in Congress has just pushed through passage of the Kennedy Amendment to force the closing of our only anti-ballistic missile site, at Grand Forks, North Dakota. This is the wrong move at the wrong time at the wrong … [Read more...] about ABM Closing
New York Bank Loans
The Congressional bailout of New York City, which followed President Ford's reversal of position on that issue, is dramatic evidence of the hard political fact that a determined, well-organized, well-financed, aggressive minority (New York state) … [Read more...] about New York Bank Loans
Juan Carlos’ Challenge
The death of Generalissimo Francisco Franco and the coronation of King Juan Carlos mark the end of an era in Spain and present an awesome challenge to the 37-year-old monarch to continue the political stability and the growing economic prosperity … [Read more...] about Juan Carlos’ Challenge
Historical Mistakes
For forty years, the world was fooled by the Piltdown Man, a hoax which the anthropologists told us was the missing link to prove evolution. The fraud was exposed in 1953 and ENCYCLOPAEDiA BRITANNICA now describes the Piltdown Man under the heading … [Read more...] about Historical Mistakes
