The U.S. Department of Education recently concluded a series of seven hearings on proposed regulations for the Protection of Pupil Rights Act. It is a mystery why no regulations have yet been issued to enforce this Federal statute which has been law … [Read more...] about EDUCATION DEPT HEARINGS ON PUPIL RIGHTS

Who creates our U.S. money -- and what controls its value? That question is rarely asked; if it is asked, there are few coherent answers and certainly no consensus. Most people are vitally concerned with the daily urgency of acquiring and spending … [Read more...] about TRUTH IN MONEY

A Nation at Risk, the title of the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education, was the subject of a debate in which I participated in front of several thousand elementary school teachers attending a state convention on reading in … [Read more...] about THE SAD STATE OF SPELLING

The saddest stories in daily newspapers in recent weeks have been about the foreclosures and forced sales of family farms. The eyewitness news accounts of the auctions, during which every parcel of land and item of farm equipment is sold off to pay … [Read more...] about DOUBLE STANDARDS FOR DEBTORS

The People Protection Act is a brilliant use of contemporary semantics. Who could be against protecting people? The ABC film "The Day After" certainly dramatized the fact that the American people need protection against nuclear attack. "People … [Read more...] about THE PEOPLE PROTECTION ACT

When the Federal Reserve Board brings out its 70th Annual Report on April 16, it will show the country once again what a lucrative business it is to be the creator of our nation's money supply. Last year, the Fed's 69th report -- covering 1982, the … [Read more...] about ONE SOLUTION TO THE BUDGET DEFICIT

Network television newscasts have recently been stating, as though it were a fact, that "a woman earns only 59¢ for every $1 a man earns." Funny thing, though, none of the networks has been able to show us a single woman in the entire United States … [Read more...] about Explaining the 59c Slogan

The rash of teenage suicides in affluent New York suburbs this year has dramatized and publicized a growing national phenomenon. The teen suicide rate has risen 300 percent in the last 20 years and become the second leading cause of death, after … [Read more...] about TEENAGE SUICIDE

It is interesting to watch the way the national television newscasts give dramatic and emotional coverage to the deaths or tragedies of a handful of people, sometimes even to a few dozen whales or deer or other animals, and often to some … [Read more...] about The High Cost of Drunk Driving

Is it now OK for colleges to discriminate against women? That's how the national news media reported the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Grove City College v. Bell. The true answer is "No," but national media reporting of this case is another … [Read more...] about MEDIA DISTORTION OF TITLE IX DECISION