Recently I appeared on an audience-participation television program to discuss the controversial concept called "Comparable Worth." At the top of the show, the hostess undertook the task of defining the issue. She asked the some 75 persons in the … [Read more...] about Comparing the Worth of Jobs

"The critics of Ronald Reagan's SDI are so illogical. In the same breath, they say 'it won't work' and 'it will accelerate the arms race.' But they simply can't have it both ways; it's impossible for both criticisms to be true.” That was the comment … [Read more...] about SDI: The Only Way to Achieve Arms Control

Are you confused when you hear talk about ICBMs, MAD, SS-18s, ABM, Trident, Minuteman? Do you feel out of it when the news or the conversation turns to talk about nuclear this or strategic that? The answer to your problem is at hand. It's a new book … [Read more...] about Jastrow’s book proves that we need not be fearful of the future so long as we use our technology to defend ourselves

A popular television commercial shows a man asking, "What is hamburger?" The ad leads the viewer to believe that the answer to that question is not what's in the meat, but what kind of steak sauce you put on top. I was reminded of that bit of … [Read more...] about Detente vs. Disinformation in a Dictionary

At last, a study on pornography has been published demolishing the pornography report published 15 years ago which was dishonest, defective and, in addition, is now badly overtaken by events. No longer can the $4 billion smut-peddling racket pretend … [Read more...] about New Report on Pornography

There was bad news and good news about the House vote to deny military aid to Nicaragua. The bad news was that the House voted against the Reagan request to send that pitiful $14 million to help the Freedom Fighters. The good news was that this … [Read more...] about U.S. Stakes in Nicaragua

If the 1984 election meant anything, it meant a consensus -- or at least an awakening of the American people -- that liberal spending programs not only don't solve social problems, they become part of the problem itself. This awakening is reflected … [Read more...] about Some Social Spending Problems

If you took a public opinion survey on the question, "Do you favor Drug Education in the schools?" probably a high percentage of people would answer yes. Most would infer that "Drug Education" means teaching children that they should NOT take illegal … [Read more...] about What Does Drug Education Mean

The matter of the credibility of the media has risen from the status of carping conservative complaints to a controversial issue of public importance. CBS's paranoid reaction to takeover attempts has resulted in "media fairness" being talked about … [Read more...] about Credibility of the Media

Much of modern politics has become a process of taking public opinion polls and then structuring your campaign to appeal to the perceived attitudes of your constituents. Surely Walter Mondale knows this; he has spent his whole life in politics. So, … [Read more...] about Making Mistakes in Politics