The chief reason why both the Reagan-Wright and the Oscar Arias "peace plans" for Central America are not acceptable is that they violate the Monroe Doctrine, one of the most important precepts of American foreign policy for 164 years. Both "peace" … [Read more...] about THE MONROE DOCTRINE WON’T GO AWAY

Despite the obvious lack of public support for calling a new Constitutional Convention, even for such a popular purpose as proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment, a few leading conservatives keep pushing this dangerous idea. It is dangerous because … [Read more...] about A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IS NOT THE WAY

One of the things that parents complain most about in the public schools today is the surveys that are so frequently given to students, usually without parental knowledge or consent. These questionnaires are very offensive both because they take up … [Read more...] about Depressing Classroom Surveys

The 67th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on August 26 will be an occasion for feminists to complain that the right to vote was but one small mark of progress, and that equality for women is still an … [Read more...] about WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY

TV Guide has admitted it. The networks are getting more permissive. That’s the bottom line of a recent article in TV Guide entitled "Is TV Sex Getting Bolder?" The magazine answered with an emphatic yes. Those who don't watch the steamy sex shows on … [Read more...] about Is TV Sex Getting Bolder?

Whether or not the United States should have a new Constitutional Convention was one of the issues debated at the recent convention of the American Bar Association in San Francisco. It is an issue that is shrouded in mystery because there are so many … [Read more...] about CHICANERY ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION

The much overused word "censorship" reaches its height of silliness when it comes to the question of selecting books for use in public schools. Out of the 10,113, only a tiny handful could possibly be selected for use in the classroom. When a few … [Read more...] about The Silliness of the Censorship Cry

I recently received a surprising, unsolicited letter from the Acting Director of U.S. Selective Service asking me to consider the ultimate benefits of proposed legislation to allow Selective Service to develop a computer program to prepare for … [Read more...] about DRAFT WOMEN? YOU MUST BE KIDDING!

Is there a true American psyche, a distinctively American spirit shared by all or most of our people despite our diverse, melting pot ethnicity? The way Americans rallied to deliver North when he was interrogated on television indicates yes; our … [Read more...] about REMEMBER METRIC?

On the upcoming anniversary of Hiroshima, we will hear a lot of talk about how terrible it is to be a civilian target of an enemy aerial attack. Indeed, it is. Some nations have learned that lesson, but others apparently have not. The Soviet Union … [Read more...] about Why Don’t We Hear About the Soviet SDI?