National Institute of Education
“Do you believe in research?” With a trace of hostility, that question was asked at a recent academic forum. “Of course, I believe in research,” I replied. “A…
Category: Phyllis Schlafly Report Column
Human Services and Ethics
Recently I appeared on an academic forum on which the West Virginia Commissioner of Welfare discussed “Human Services in the 1980’s: The Ethical Debate.”” His speech was a…
Catholic Bishops on War and Peace
The Catholic Bishops have plunged themselves into the national debate about weapons and defense. An ad hoc War and Peace Committee of five Bishops has prepared a proposed…
Women in the Military
A great deal has been written in recent months about the so-called “gender gap” — the alleged shortfall of female support of Ronald Reagan. According to the militant…
Community Property for Wives
The division of labor between husbands and wives has traditionally been the central economic feature of the institution of marriage. The big majority of married couples lived together…
Are We Suckers for Slogans?
Former Secretary of State Cyrus Vance finally said something I agree with. In a recent New York City speech, he said that shallow debates about U.S.-Soviet relations “based…
Punishing Ourselves at the U.N.
Sadomasochism is beyond the comprehension of most people. How could anyone get pleasure out of voluntarily submitting to mistreatment or abuse, or being chained and whipped for the…
Tax Exemptions and Federal Subsidies
The oft-told story about the advice the old lawyer gave the young lawyer, “When you are weak on the law, argue the facts; when you are weak on…
Tax Exemptions For Children
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,…
The Cuban Missile Crisis
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…