One of the unwritten "laws" of the media is that Senators are newsworthy, Congressmen are not. When a Senator goes into another state as a visiting VIP, his news conference is sure to be covered by the local media and his remarks often hit the wire … [Read more...] about The Phenomenon of Jack Kemp

Despite the uncomplimentary reviews of the NBC News White Paper called "Women, Work and Babies," it was a good thing to put the subject out on the agenda for national discussion. Jane Pauley, America's most famous working mother of twins, posed the … [Read more...] about Women and Work: Can Babies and Husbands Cope?

The change in the general political climate on college campuses today from a year ago is as the difference between day and night. When Ronald Reagan won the votes of 62% of those in the 18 to 24 age group, he proved what a massive and lasting effect … [Read more...] about College Students and Their Future

Two years ago, Unisex Insurance sounded like an idea whose time had come. Today, the few who went overboard for this feminist folly are trying to pull in their horns, and the others who disdained to fall in line are breathing a sigh of relief. The … [Read more...] about Chickens Come Home to Roost on Unisex Insurance

The American people would be shocked beyond words if the Soviet naval force were to sink one of our great Poseidon submarines with a torpedo. That isn't very likely; but it is a realistic possibility that the disarmament propagandists will do the job … [Read more...] about Don’t Sink Any Poseidons

When a treaty has remained unratified through the Administrations of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter, it seems appropriate to ask why before rejecting the collective wisdom of the U.S. Senate over 37 years. … [Read more...] about The Embarassment of the Genocide Convention

Although nations often experience dramatic changes in socio-economic direction and culture, contemporaneous observers usually do not pinpoint the precise moment of change. When we look back with the benefit of hindsight, it is easier to identify the … [Read more...] about The Disaster of Social Spending Programs

One of the phoniest demonstrations of grandstanding indulged in by Walter Mondale in the late, non-lamented presidential campaign of 1984 was his tirade against Ronald Reagan's Star Wars. Let's "keep the heavens free from war," he emoted. The fact … [Read more...] about Soviet Star Wars Strategy

Most people are acutely aware of the high taxes they are paying, but few people are aware of the social policies hidden behind those taxes. Nevertheless, those social policies are powerful incentives to guide and induce personal and business … [Read more...] about A Look at Reagan’s Tax Policy