The bad news in the about-to-be-published report of the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography is that the laws against obscenity are widely flouted by the hucksters of perverted and prurient materials. The good news in the report is that we … [Read more...] about PORNOGRAPHY COMMISSION REPORT

When Senators decide to retire, they seem to attain a status of elder statesman and often give frank advice to their party. Many were shocked, a couple of years ago, when retiring Senator Paul Tsongas (D-MA) admitted that the 1978 reduction in the … [Read more...] about EAGLETON’S CALL TO “DEFRINGIFY” THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Mr. Gary L. Bauer, Under Secretary of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202. Dear Mr. Bauer: Thank you for your letter requesting public policy ideas on how to strengthen the role of the family in our society. I am … [Read more...] about Public Policy Ideas to Strengthen Family Life

It's a pity that the Reverend Jerry Falwell couldn't have been in the audience on Sunday, May 25, when Georgetown University held its 187th annual Commencement. Falwell might have acquired some allies to help him in his running battle with Norman … [Read more...] about PREACHERS AND POLITICS, CHURCH AND STATE

When the question is asked in public opinion surveys, "Do you favor sex education in the public schools?", a majority of people answer "yes." If the question were asked, "Do you favor health education in the public schools?", probably a very large … [Read more...] about HOW PROMISCUITY IS TAUGHT IN THE NAME OF “HEALTH”

"The baby boomers" have been the subject of a recent spate of newspaper features and cover stories in newsmagazines. This is the age group of 78 million Americans who were born between 1946 and 1964 -- a period when the U.S. birth rate shot up … [Read more...] about HOW YOUNG MEN’S INCOME HAS DECLINED

Next month, the eighth annual convention of the National Women's Studies Association will take place at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. On June 11-15, college professors and instructors who deal in this unacademic subject will gather … [Read more...] about THE FRAUD CALLED WOMEN’S STUDIES

Political commentary during the decades of the '50s, '60s, and '70s included repeated demands for "realignment" of the political parties so that conservatives would be in one party and liberals in the other. Many people argued that political parties … [Read more...] about REALIGNMENT AND REAGANISM

Here we go again with another shocking national report on the incredibly high, embarrassing, and costly level of illiteracy in the United States. U.S. taxpayers have generously built and equipped the most expensive and beautiful school system in the … [Read more...] about ILLITERATES — OUR MOST DISADVANTAGED CLASS

It's anybody's guess what the result would be if we held a national referendum on whether or not the United States should belong to the United Nations. But it's a fact that, when Switzerland held a referendum this year, the voters rejected UN … [Read more...] about Un Membership Reconsidered