The celebration of the restoration of the Statue of Liberty on the Fourth of July should not be allowed to obscure the real meaning of the lady in New York harbor. Contrary to a popular myth, she is not a hostess for immigrants or refugees. The … [Read more...] about LIBERTY AND INDEPENDENCE THE STATUE AND THE DECLARATION

Giving free contraceptives and abortions to teenagers increases the number of pregnancies. Yes, you read that sentence correctly. Publicly funded contraceptives and abortions increase -- do NOT reduce -- the rate of teenage pregnancies. But how … [Read more...] about What Causes Teenage Pregnancy

Child pornography (which is pictures of children performing sex acts) is the one kind of pornography that is noncontroversial in polite circles. When this subject is brought up in debate or discussion, most people agree that it should be … [Read more...] about CHILD PORNOGRAPHY IN LIBRARIES

Every campaign year, politicians hire expensive consultants to survey public opinion and find out what people are interested in so the candidate can structure his speech-making and strategies to give the voters what they want. I can save them a lot … [Read more...] about THE REAL ISSUE IS JOBS

A new program is being instituted in the Bellevue, Washington, public schools which makes the entire federal Bilingual Education program all across the United States look downright silly. The "Bellevue Spanish Immersion Program" was approved by the … [Read more...] about How to Teach English to Hispanic Children

The liberals and the feminists have come up with a new regulation which will impose a costly burden on employers, and at the same time grievously discriminate among classes of employees. It's called the Federally-Mandated Parental and Disability … [Read more...] about Parental Leave — a Windfall for Yuppies

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

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

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