In a sensational decision, a U.S. District Court has held that prayers offered by teachers in public schools are NOT unconstitutional. This scholarly 66-page decision in Jaffree v. James is making waves in legal circles because it holds that U.S. … [Read more...] about School Prayer is Constitutional After All

"We are becoming the men we once wanted to marry," proclaimed feminist theorist Robin Morgan on the Phil Donahue Show in January. Neither Donahue nor any of the women in the audience challenged or objected to that amazing statement. Is it true that … [Read more...] about Women in Army Combat(?) Jobs

"America Last" is an expression I coined two decades ago to describe those influential persons whose list of priorities (political, legislative, economic, and financial) ranks the United States last of all. The America Lasters are those who promote … [Read more...] about The America Lasters Devise Another Sellout

The U.S. Supreme Court, half a century ago, resolved a fundamental social/governmental issue in America: the state may not force children to attend a public school. The powerful interests that wanted to force a secular conformity on all Americans … [Read more...] about State Control Over Education

The feminist movement is forever bragging about the higher and higher percentage of women in the paid labor force, especially in full-time, nontraditional jobs. "Affirmative action” for females is predicated on the notion that sex discrimination must … [Read more...] about Our Neglected Children

President Reagan's unhappy experience with MX Dense Pack contains a powerful political lesson. If his White House advisers don't learn it soon, they will not be able to cope with the real world of politics between now and 1984. ~ Reagan's advisers … [Read more...] about White House Goof on Defense Pack

Will President Reagan's MX Blue Ribbon Commission fare any better in deciding defense policy than President Nixon's Blue Ribbon Commission of a dozen years ago? The old Blue Ribbon report did an excellent job of defining our problems, but its … [Read more...] about Blue Ribbon Commissions on Defense

Since the November election, those unhappy with the verdict of the polls have been busy explaining their losses and recommending "reforms" which presumably would assure that all the "best" candidates would be elected to office. The principal villain … [Read more...] about The Power and Politics of PACs

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has just published its 1983-84 Source Book of suggested state legislation. It is being delivered this month to all 7,400 state legislators, 50 governors, state officials, and other policy officials -- … [Read more...] about ALEC’s Suggested State Legislation

A reader has sent me a copy of a letter he has been sending to school boards in which he suggests a class action lawsuit against book publishers to force them to stop foisting off on public school children reading those textbooks which are producing … [Read more...] about Disadvantaged School Children