In 1950, I had my first child, a bouncing baby boy whom we named John. In addition to all the love and sunshine he brought into our home, he also brought an income tax exemption of $600 per year. That amounted to 18 percent of the median annual … [Read more...] about Tax Exemptions For Children

George Orwell's "1984" describes how, in the advanced Communist society, history is rewritten in a new language called Newspeak, and those pieces of history which the ruling clique wants to be forgotten are dropped down the Memory Hole. We've had a … [Read more...] about The Cuban Missile Crisis

When the American POWs coming home after the Korean War were debriefed by the Army, the doctors discovered that some GIs had become victims of a strange new disease which they labeled "giveupitis." Major William E. Mayer, the chief Army psychiatrist … [Read more...] about Hope and Despair

The trouble with many politicians is that they don't understand business, and the trouble with many businessmen is that they don't understand politics. Businessmen tend to believe that all problems are economic and have economic solutions, but often … [Read more...] about Automobiles and Tobacco: The U.S. and Japan

The ACLU certainly does get involved in interesting cases. Its latest is a suit in a California court designed to assure that "Women's Studies" courses at state universities can teach feminism and lesbianism to the exclusion of traditional values. … [Read more...] about Women’s Studies Courses at Universities

The SALT I Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, signed in 1972, comes up for its second five-year review this month. It is time to renounce the treaty according to the procedure set forth in its own terms. Article XV states: "Each Party shall, in … [Read more...] about Time to Renounce the ABM Treaty

Ever since the specter of "McCarthyism" faded into history, the liberals have been searching for a new boogeyman to frighten people into contributing generously to left-wing causes. Since Senator Joseph McCarthy has been dead for 25 years, it's … [Read more...] about Censorship

My eye was caught by a striking color advertisement in the Asian edition of a popular U.S. news magazine. It showed a strange item that could have been a piece of anatomy, an animal, or an unidentifiable piece of modern art. Closer examination … [Read more...] about Dipping a Toe in the Water

The nuclear freeze advocates are currently making a tremendous effort to capture the emotions of churchgoing Americans. By wrapping themselves in the Bible and words such as "peace" and "morality," the freezeniks hope to chill Americans into … [Read more...] about The Phony Morality of the Freezeniks