Since the death of Yuri Andropov, the news media have bombarded us with interviews with Kremlinologists speculating on what changes might follow this event. The best comment was written many years ago by a former U.S. Secretary of Defense and former … [Read more...] about WILL THERE BE CHANGES AT THE KREMLIN?

A Federal court in Washington, D.C., has denied a hearing to the 874 co-plaintiffs who had brought suit to question the legality of the Federal Reserve System. The reason given by the court is that the plaintiffs did not have "standing" to bring the … [Read more...] about Will the Federal Courts Prevent Monetary Reform?

Barbara Hattemer of Naples, Florida, has provided new proof of the old slogan, "never underestimate the power of a woman." The president of a local chapter of Morality in Media, a media watchdog civic organization, she closed down the hard-core … [Read more...] about MEDIA WATCHDOG CLEANS OUT LOCAL PORNOGRAPHY

Statutory rape is the crime committed by a man who has sexual intercourse with a minor girl under the "age of consent" (which varies in different states from 10 to 18 years of age). It is based on the assumption that, since young girls can be taken … [Read more...] about ANOTHER ABC-TV EDITORIAL MOVIE

Is the traditional family an anachronism in the 1980s? That seems to be the assumption of television and radio talk shows, lecture platforms, lifestyle sections of metropolitan newspapers, magazines, the theater and movies, public opinion surveys, … [Read more...] about FROM: THE TWO-CLASS AMERICAN SOCIETY

Do we have the will to cut runaway spending by the Federal Government and try to bring this costly colossus under control? That's the issue involved in the Grace report which has given us a recipe for saving $424 billion over the next three … [Read more...] about HOW TO CUT RUNAWAY FEDERAL SPENDING

Christian schools have won a major court battle in Maine -- the first victory for Christian schools in a Federal court. It will be interesting to see if it is true that "as Maine goes, so goes the nation." U.S. District Court Judge Conrad K. Cyr … [Read more...] about Victory for Private Schools in Maine

Premier Zhao Ziyang was showered with enormous press coverage on his recent visit to the United States, most of it friendly and respectful, giving the impression that Red China is our friend and trading partner as a member of the "family of nations." … [Read more...] about WILL THE REAL RED CHINA STAND UP?

We are indebted to the Washington Monthly for the publication of an article by Geoffrey Cowley which shows why the notion of setting wages according to "Comparable Worth" (CW) is a ridiculous idea. He analyzes the "point-factor job evaluation … [Read more...] about TRYING TO MEASURE THE UNMEASURABLE

A bill of attainder is something virtually unknown to modern Americans, but our Founding Fathers considered it so important that they placed a prohibition against it in Article I of the Constitution, just ahead of the prohibition against ex post … [Read more...] about Is Affirmative Action a Bill of Attainder