Washington is buzzing with a columnist's report that Secretary of State George Shultz, at a cocktail party he gave for political appointees, called Senator Jesse Helms a constitutional ignoramus. In an angry outburst, Shultz accused Helms of … [Read more...] about LET’S IGNORE THE NONTREATY

The welfare-state professionals are on the march. They have a new strategy to achieve their goal of cradle-to-grave dependency for everyone. This dependency would extend from birth through school years, through job selection and through senior … [Read more...] about Should Schools Treat Nonschool Problems

Another wave of pathetic letters is starting to flow from schoolchildren who can't spell or write grammatically but who are terribly worried about nuclear war. These are the result of courses, books, or films thrust on pupils by public school … [Read more...] about Indoctrinating Children With Fear and Pacifism

Unlike the theme of the book, "Life Begins At Forty," the United Nations at age 40 has degenerative and terminal illnesses. It has already lasted more years than the League of Nations did, but that's only because the UN's life is artificially … [Read more...] about Can the Un Have Life After 40

CBS Sunday morning television has discovered the controversy called the "no pass, no play rule,” the new Texas law which decrees that any public high school student who fails one course must be excluded from all extra-curricular activities for the … [Read more...] about CBS AND THE “NO PASS, NO PLAY” RULE

In medieval times, people entertained themselves with morality plays. Now, we can entertain ourselves with morality polls. The eighties may someday be recorded by historians as the decade in which Americans rediscovered morality, chastity, and … [Read more...] about Polls and Moral Attitudes?

A list of the 15 top problems in education has been compiled by Malcolm Lawrence, the director of the Maryland Coalition of Concerned Parents on Privacy Rights in Public Schools. This is the same Malcolm Lawrence who originally wrote the … [Read more...] about 15 Problems in Education

"Pill Goes to School" was the way the Chicago Sun-Times broke the news to Chicago area residents that a Chicago public school has been aiding and abetting promiscuity of schoolchildren by handing out free contraceptives. The news shocked citizens, … [Read more...] about CONTRACEPTIVE CENTERS FOR CHILDREN

The nation has been spared another attempt by liberal busybodies to restrict the First Amendment rights of American citizens to contribute to political candidates of their choice. The attempt by some liberal politicians, with massive support from big … [Read more...] about PACs SHOULD BE PROTECTED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT

"League mounts campaign to stop SDI" is the headline on a current League of Women Voters publication. It provides conclusive proof that this organization, though pretending to be "nonpartisan," is just another liberal anti-defense lobby group working … [Read more...] about LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS LOBBIES AGAINST SDI