Norman Lear's well-funded organ for political activism called People for the American Way (PAW) sees itself as a secularized St. George slaying the dragon of any public expression of religion. PAW seeks a world in which the First Amendment is the … [Read more...] about The Hypocrisy About an Independent Judiciary

When the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the concept called Comparable Worth, did you get the impression that this was a loss for women who had been discriminated against? If so, you missed the point; the court's opinion said that "none of … [Read more...] about Comparable Worth Rejected by the Courts

I must confess that I never would have read the magazine if Eastern Airlines hadn't provided free copies as I boarded the shuttle at LaGuardia airport. But as I thumbed the pages of Gloria Steinem's Ms. Magazine, waiting for my plane to take off, I … [Read more...] about Ms. Magazine Discovers Human Nature

"Oh, but it will interfere with arms control!" cry the liberals at every event that might cast a cloud over the Reagan-Gorbachev meeting in Geneva in November. But the real truth is that arms control is already a failure and we should admit … [Read more...] about Let’s Admit Arms Control Is a Failure

A recent article by a left-handed writer summarized very well the centuries-old unreasonable and unfeeling discrimination which society has imposed on left-handed persons. He told how growing up in the New York public schools in the 1930s and 1940s … [Read more...] about ANTI-LEFT-HANDEDNESS AND SEXISM

A proposed constitutional amendment died this August, and good riddance. It was a lemon when it came out of Congress seven years ago, and it didn't improve with age. Only 16 states ratified it; 34 states did not. Our U.S. Constitution can be changed … [Read more...] about DEMISE OF THE D.C. AMENDMENT

Some California state and local employees were required to attend some very strange state-mandated "training programs" this past summer. Were these programs to promote improved job performance? Well, judge for yourself. One three-hour session was … [Read more...] about STRANGE EMPLOYEE TRAINING PROGRAMS

After Ronald Reagan was elected President in 1980, a motley collection of pacifists and refugees from the Vietnam demonstrations of the 1970s coalesced in a campaign for a "nuclear freeze." They thought they could parlay their victories in referenda … [Read more...] about ANTI-DEFENSE PROPAGANDA IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The reopening of schools this fall has thrust upon them three new problems: insurance, AIDS, and the nexus between the two. Many school districts and local government bodies have had their liability insurance cancelled or their premiums increased … [Read more...] about Insurance, Schools, and AIDS

If you thought children in the first three grades of school were spending all their time learning the basics (reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic), you will be surprised to learn that some schools are teaching a new subject in those tender years. It's a … [Read more...] about Strange New Courses in Primary Grades