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!

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?

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?

Last night I saw a movie that all Americans should see: "Hanoi Hilton." It wasn't easy to find it showing anywhere, even in a large metropolitan area, but I finally found it in one small theater. "Hanoi Hilton" isn’t jolly entertainment, but it is … [Read more...] about THE HANOI HILTON

Reporters and TV commentators keep asking Reagan loyalists if they are not outraged by the revelations of Oliver North and John Poindexter about what went on inside the Reagan Administration. The answer is no. No, we are not outraged that Reagan … [Read more...] about LET’S REDIRECT OUR OUTRAGE

If a nuclear war ever occurs, I hope I die immediately because "the survivors will envy the dead." We’ve all heard that sentiment spoken so often that it is seldom disputed. Few who use that phrase have ever thought about its consequences, and fewer … [Read more...] about A Fighting Chance to Survive

What a week on television! The first two days, people were complaining that their favorite soaps had been preempted. Then, America’s TV addicts found to their surprise that the Iran-Contra Hearings were high theater more compelling than their … [Read more...] about OLLIE, WE LUV YA

The growing belief that there will be a Reagan-Gorbachev summit this year is a good reason to take a critical look at the Soviets, their purposes, and their tactics. Many Americans approach the summit concept with two basic illusions. Perhaps we … [Read more...] about SOVIET CYNICISM ABOUT SUMMITS

The most notable thing about Ronald Reagan’s appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court is not that they are conservatives, but that NONE of his four nominees was appointed because of cronyism or backroom political deals. Since those are the routes by … [Read more...] about About Supreme Court Appointments

Lavish praise has been heaped on Justice Lewis Powell since his retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court. Commentators are referring to the "Powell Court" because he was often the swing vote, siding with the majority in dozens of five-to-four … [Read more...] about ENCOMIUMS FOR JUSTICE POWELL