Just a few years ago, the principal problems on the college campuses and in the schools were demonstrations, sit-ins, and property destruction of the burn-down-the-ROTC-building variety. Today, the principal problem is violent crime: murder, rape, … [Read more...] about CRIME IN SCHOOLS
THE PRESIDENT’S CREDIBILITY
James Reston, a leading voice on the NEW YORK TIMES, has just quoted with approval a statement in the WALL STREET JOURNAL that President Richard Nixon's "misfortune is that his words are not widely believed anymore." So what else is new? The only … [Read more...] about THE PRESIDENT’S CREDIBILITY
BUSINESS GIFTS TO COLLEGES
“Don't bite the hand that feeds you" is an old aphorism that most people abide by except colleges and universities. I’ve been waiting for years for some courageous soul to object to the way universities not only bite, but chew up the businessmen who … [Read more...] about BUSINESS GIFTS TO COLLEGES
COSTS OF DEVALUATION
Is our money system operated for the "benefit of foreigners rather than Americans? There is plenty of evidence to indicate this when we consider the continuing costs of President Nixon’s two devaluations of the dollar. It is not just that prices are … [Read more...] about COSTS OF DEVALUATION
RESTORING LEGISLATIVE POWER
The erratic "behavior of the Nixon Administration during the past few weeks, particularly in regard to the release of the Watergate tapes, has dismayed and disheartened many people. Indecision and hasty reversals of decisions have plunged the power … [Read more...] about RESTORING LEGISLATIVE POWER
THE MIDDLE EAST
Three years ago, members of President Nixon's own Blue Ribbon Defense Panel warned that the growing Soviet nuclear superiority would cause the Kremlin to become "hostile, disruptive and imperialistic," and might result in "a Soviet-inspired and … [Read more...] about THE MIDDLE EAST
TAX REDUCTION
The expression "what goes up must come down" applies to many things on this earth, but the taxing power of government seems to be one institution which defies the law of gravity. Taxes go up and up, regardless of political party or economic … [Read more...] about TAX REDUCTION
DEALS WITH FOREIGNERS
Some 77 Senators and 285 Congressmen are co-sponsors of the Jackson-Vanik-Milis Amendment which would bar most-favored-nation tariff benefits to the Soviet Union. In the face of this clear Congressional intent, President Nixon met at the White House … [Read more...] about DEALS WITH FOREIGNERS
AVOIDING INCOME TAXES
The Spiro Agnew affair has caused shock waves among his friends who never guessed he could be guilty, and also among his enemies who think he was let off too easy. Actually, however, Agnew is not the first high Government official, nor even the … [Read more...] about AVOIDING INCOME TAXES
END JUSTIFY MEANS?
What moral rule is most violated by those in high places? Probably the answer to that question is the moral principle that the end does not justify the means. The men involved in Watergate did not have any previous criminal records. Yet, … [Read more...] about END JUSTIFY MEANS?
