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

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

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

The journal Policy Review has performed a public service by an article in the Summer issue analyzing the ambivalent statements of one of the most influential intellectuals of our times, George Kennan. Professor Paul Hollander of the University of … [Read more...] about George Kennan: Apostle of Hopelessness

It's hard to escape the conclusion that the massive media coverage given to the 40th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is designed to fill Americans with guilt about using the bomb and to paralyze our national resolve to defend ourselves with … [Read more...] about PERSPECTIVE ON HIROSHIMA

The notion of American women attending a conference with women from countries all over the world to discuss their common problems is so ridiculous that it could only happen in a comedy cartoon or in the United Nations. American women are trying to … [Read more...] about THAT WOMEN’S CONFERENCE IN NAIROBI

While the headlines of the last few weeks have focused on the budget and its deficit, other debates on economic matters have been going on in the Senate and House which could have far-reaching results. The budget relates principally to dollars and … [Read more...] about COMPARABLE WORTH COLLOQUIES AMONG CONGRESSMEN

In an attempt to deal with the threats to American rights posed by the Genocide Treaty drafted by the United Nations in 1948 and still pending, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee labored mightily and attached several provisos. Although these … [Read more...] about Can the Genocide Treaty Be Cleaned Up?

Switzerland's office of civil defense displays an eye-catching graph showing the ratio between military and civilian victims of war. In World War I, it was 20:1 (20 military personnel killed to every one civilian). In World War II, it was 11:1; in … [Read more...] about Swiss Civil Defense — The Real Thing

The day the news hit the fan that the French Foreign Ministry had protested the "unacceptable character" of the outspoken comments by departing U.S. Ambassador Evan Galbraith, I was visiting with French friends in Paris. They not only were not … [Read more...] about The State Department Should Follow Our Election Returns