If you don't have a furnace or the money to pay your heating bills, July is a good time to plan for the winter that will surely come. It's also a good time to think about your share of the heating bills paid by the taxpayers through a federal grant … [Read more...] about Stopping a HEAP of Waste

On July 2, the new Vietnam Memorial will play host to two rival demonstrations. The Captive Nations Vigil Committee will sponsor a "Commemoration Ceremony" to honor the Captive Nations and the victims of Communist atrocities. This will be preceded … [Read more...] about Captive Nations and 1984

A hundred years from now, when our descendants open a time capsule and read American history of the 20th century, they will be at a loss to understand how the United States could wage and win (in 1945) such a successful "world" war on two far-flung … [Read more...] about When the Amateurs Run the Military

If consumers can be organized by Ralph Nader to demand their "rights" from manufacturing companies, can stockholders be organized by Carl Olson of Alexandria, VA, to demand their rights? "Stockholders Against the Government Burden" is one arm of … [Read more...] about The Rights of Stockholders

If the Reagan Administration had made hundred-thousand-dollar grants of taxpayer funds to Moral Majority, the Conservative Caucus, the Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress, the National Conservative Political Action Committee, and the Young … [Read more...] about Why Anne Buford Was Attacked

"Federal" is a word with different meanings. It can mean a U.S. Government agency or function, like the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Or, it can be used as a trade name of a privately-owned commercial outfit which has no connection … [Read more...] about IS the Federal Reserve a Federal Agency?

When are the American people going to wake up to two faraway facts which nevertheless impact ferociously on our national security? (1) Africa is a prize of tremendous power and wealth because it is a storehouse of essential strategic minerals, and … [Read more...] about The Battle for Africa

Even though it's been obvious ever since the Korean War that the United Nations is incapable of keeping world peace, the popular justification for its cost is that the UN does a great many other useful things. Dr. Murray L. Weidenbaum, former … [Read more...] about UN a Global Nanny

Wouldn't you think that the U.S. Government has enough to do that it wouldn't have time to swoop down on a couple of dozen women in Ripon, Wisconsin (the birthplace of the Republican Party) and charge that they are violating the law (oh, the horror … [Read more...] about The Right to Work at Home

It is difficult to suppress a yawn, a "ho hum," and a weary sense of déjà vu, in reading the slick-paper report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. It was a media event for a day; it has given columnists something to write about, … [Read more...] about One More Report Card on the Schools’ Failure