It wasn't merely revenge for Jimmy Carter's boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games that caused the Soviets to announce that their athletes would not be permitted to participate in the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles this summer. The Communists are not … [Read more...] about Moscow at the Olympics

The "phonics-first" versus the "look-say" method of teaching children to read has been a burning education controversy ever since the publication of Rudolf Flesch's 1955 book "Why Johnny Can't Read." Generally, those with a vested interest in the … [Read more...] about The Great Debate About Reading Goes On and On

Are the movie-makers deliberately selling us leftwing, liberal propaganda on political and social issues? Or, are they merely free-enterprise entrepreneurs who are interested only in making fast bucks by giving the public what it wants? Put another … [Read more...] about The Liberal Biases of the Movie-Makers

The federal income tax is much more than a device to raise revenues to pay the costs of government. Nestled within its intricate rate structure and complicated layers of credits, exemptions, deductions, and penalties, the income tax code contains … [Read more...] about Social Policy in the Income Tax

A new high (or low, as you prefer) in media creation of artificial issues was reached in the advance reporting of the recent 93rd annual convention of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which they call their Continental Congress. It's a good … [Read more...] about An Object Lesson in Why the Media Lack Credibility

The appointment of Bishop John J. O'Connor to the "first among equals" post of Catholic Archbishop of New York has sent a powerful message through the Roman Catholic hierarchy in the United States. It is a clear signal that the winds in the Church … [Read more...] about Abortion and Holocaust Parrellels

Will the Department of Education publish -- or censor -- the record of the seven days of hearings it recently completed across the country on regulations for the Protection of Pupil Rights Act? To publish or not to publish, that is the … [Read more...] about Will Education Dept Hearings be Published?

The orchestrated antagonism of the media against President Ronald Reagan for awarding the Medal of Freedom posthumously to Whittaker Chambers is a fascinating example of a Pavlovian-style conditioned response. PBS's American Playhouse will air a … [Read more...] about Questions Raised by the Medal for Whittaker Chambers

When Congressmen had to choose between voting for a mandate for total gender equality in insurance (the Unisex Insurance bill) and voting for an amendment to allow lower automobile accident insurance rates for women, they chose the latter. This … [Read more...] about Unisex Insurance Suffers Fatal Blow

Hearings were held recently by the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee on a bill "to promote pay equity" (H.R. 4599). "Equity" means justice, but what is justice when it comes to setting wages? Clearly, there must be something mighty fair … [Read more...] about WHAT IS PAY EQUITY?