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

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

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

Group therapy in the classroom conducted by unlicensed psychologists consumes many hours of the school day which should be devoted to teaching knowledge and basic skills. A good example of this is the following questionnaire given in the 11th grade … [Read more...] about IS IT NORMAL TO ASK SCHOOLCHILDREN THESE QUESTIONS?

Poor Ronald Reagan. Not only does he have to suffer the insults of intemperate wildmen such as Qaddafi, but he has to endure the slings and arrows of outrageous books written by persons once close to him who trade on their association to "tell all" … [Read more...] about DAVID STUCKMAN — THE MALE PATTI DAVIS

Suppose the public schools were to install a course in "Substances" which teaches students that taking drugs is risky because it might damage your health, make you a dangerous driver, and even send you to jail, but that, if you think you might take … [Read more...] about DISPENSE CONTRACEPTIVES OR TEACH SEX RESPECT?

The month of April should have been the occasion for a torrent of television, newspaper and magazine commemorations of the 25th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs. But somehow, the media didn't find this occasion newsworthy. For a demonstration of how … [Read more...] about 25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BAY OF PIGS