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

The U.S. Attorney General's Task Force on Family Violence is about to start hearings around the country to see if we can identify causes and remedies for this difficult problem. Already bills have been proposed in Congress by those who think that … [Read more...] about Domestic Violence Against Women

Although the "emperor who wore no clothes" is an overworked metaphor to describe a false establishment consensus which no one but a child has the temerity to puncture, it certainly is appropriate when it comes to "arms control." That shibboleth is … [Read more...] about Arms Control Without Compliance

UNESCO GOT WHAT IT HAS LONG DESERVED When President Reagan notified UNESCO that the United States will withdraw at the end of this year, it proved that our representative government can finally catch up with grassroots opinion. There is nothing … [Read more...] about Unesco Got What It Has Long Deserved

UNESCO GOT WHAT IT HAS LONG DESERVED When President Reagan notified UNESCO that the United States will withdraw at the end of this year, it proved that our representative government can finally catch up with grassroots opinion. There is nothing … [Read more...] about Unesco Got What It Has Long Deserved

"Equal Pay for Comparable Worth" has become a new slogan echoing through state legislative debates, Congressional hearings, Federal courts, television talk shows, TV and newspaper advertisements, and politicians' position papers. Since the American … [Read more...] about Equal Pay for Comparable Worth

Some people have very strange ideas of what should be punished as a crime. While all sorts of people who commit horrible offenses go unapprehended and unpunished, in some states parents are arrested and even jailed for the alleged crime of either … [Read more...] about Victory for Home Schooling