Just as one person can look at a half glass of water and say it's half empty, and another can look at the same glass and say it's half full, so one observer can look at the world and see gloom and doom, and another can see hope. Democratic Convention … [Read more...] about The Conservative Opportunity Society

What has Ronald Reagan done for women and families? Reagan did the best thing of all — he stopped inflation. The Carter inflation fell hardest on the working poor and the lower middle class families who could not keep up with rising prices on their … [Read more...] about The Need For a Pro-Family Policy

Two Roman Catholic Bishops, who went to Washington recently to testify against Reagan's policies to defend the United States against the Soviet military arsenal, got their comeuppance in debate that day from Congressman Henry Hyde. Under Hyde's … [Read more...] about The Key to Arms Control

A good example of why public school children and their parents need strong statutes and regulations to protect themselves against the invasion of their privacy is shown by a recent controversy in the Seattle area. Pupils in the Greenwood (WA) … [Read more...] about Why Pupil Privacy Needs to be Protected

Walter Mondale felt right at home that day in July when he addressed the National Education Association and received its enthusiastic applause and reendorsement. He is counting on the NEA to serve as the shock troops of his attempt to defeat Ronald … [Read more...] about Walter Mondale’s Most Powerful Ally: The NEA

One of the few new ideas in 1984 politics is called "Comparable Worth." It's been endorsed by all the Democratic presidential candidates, and Comparable Worth bills are controversial issues in Congress and in many state legislatures. The people … [Read more...] about The Game Plan to Sell “Comparable Worth”

Twenty-five years ago, by a joint resolution approved July 17, 1959, Congress requested the President each year to proclaim the third week in July as Captive Nations Week. At that time, many people believed that the liberation of the Captive Peoples … [Read more...] about Captive Nations Week

Sol Gordon, one of the most influential promoters of sex education, has met his match. He has just been dealt a stunning defeat by a plucky Canadian mother. Sol Gordon is a professor of children and family studies at the University of Syracuse who … [Read more...] about Sol Gordon Loses Libel Case

President Reagan's last televised news conference was quite a show in more ways than one. He displayed not only his mastery of the TV medium, but also his uncommon patience and courtesy when crowded by hostile, aggressive women. The female reporters … [Read more...] about The Soviet Gender Gap

The Reverend Henry Mitchell is a black preacher who has led the North Star Mission for blacks in Chicago for many years. He writes a monthly newsletter called the STAR NEWS. His June issue, called "Home Without A Man," is so powerful and … [Read more...] about A Black American Speaks to Blacks