Eager political candidates all over the country are now preparing their campaigns for public office. As they select their campaign issues and labor over their position papers, at some point their staff may raise the question, "How can we get the … [Read more...] about AN INTELLIGENT CANDIDATE’S GUIDE TO THE WOMEN’S VOTE

Family fights and intra-party squabbles are more newsworthy than ordinary disputes between known enemies. That's why it is fascinating to watch the trench warfare between the high command of the Democratic Party and the LaRouche candidates who were … [Read more...] about THE FOREIGN POLICY GAP

Let's imagine that you could voluntarily transfer your child from the public elementary school he now attends to another public school in your same school district where he would get a traditional, no-nonsense, basic education. Let's call this … [Read more...] about An Open Letter to Parents of Public School Children

After all these years, I went for the first time to the Metropolitan Opera at its beautiful modern Opera House in New York City. The performance was Bizet's "Carmen." It was an experience I looked forward to -- and it was one I shall never … [Read more...] about A NIGHT AT THE OPERA

"Separation of church and state" is the proclaimed purpose of an organization called People for the American Way (PAW), founded by TV scriptwriter Norman Lear and now headed by ex-Congressman John Buchanan. PAW presumes to pass judgment on policy, … [Read more...] about Separation of Church and State

The School Board in Lynden, Washington, recently terminated the use of a drug education curriculum called "Here's Looking at You Two." This action caused quite an uproar in education circles since this course is used in 200 schools in Washington … [Read more...] about Here’s Looking at You Two

Global Education is one of the fads sweeping through public schools in the 1980s. It's appearing in most schools, in most grade levels, in most teacher workshops, and in most textbooks and teaching materials. Global Education does not mean teaching … [Read more...] about What’s Wrong With Global Education?

The principal purpose of President Ronald Reagan's nationally televised speech on defense was to win support for his defense budget. Those who failed to watch his speech live on TV, however, will probably never hear his most persuasive argument. How … [Read more...] about PRESIDENT REAGAN’S DEFENSE SPEECH

Soviet boss Mikhail Gorbachev has made President Reagan an offer: First, scrap SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative) and, second, we’ll join in a "builddown" of nuclear weapons. Should Gorbachev be taken seriously? No, he should be ridiculed as the … [Read more...] about GORBACHEV’S BUILDDOWN PROPOSAL

ABC-TV Network and Barbara Walters are lobbying for government, instead of parents, to assume the responsibility of taking care of babies. That's the conclusion we can draw from ABC's recent 20/20 program called "When Mom Has To Work." Barbara … [Read more...] about DOES MOM HAVE TO WORK?