A serviceman's ex-wife cannot be awarded up to half of his military retirement pay by a state divorce court. That's what the Supreme Court ruled in McCarty v. McCarty when it preempted California's domestic relations statute by extending the reach of … [Read more...] about The Servicemen’s Pension Case

The nomination of Sandra 0'Connor to the U.S. Supreme Court provides a perfect opportunity to arouse the nation to restore a proper balance of powers among the three branches of our federal government. Over the past 40 years, the Supreme Court has … [Read more...] about End Life Tenure for Federal Judges

The Reagan Administration's plan to cut back on federal loans to college students from middle-income families has brought renewed interest in the drive for tuition tax credits. One such bill nearly passed Congress in 1978, and the Packwood-Moynihan … [Read more...] about Tuition Tax Credits

"The man who makes the first bad move always loses the game," says a Japanese proverb. In 1967 the United States made the first bad move in the nuclear arms game, and we've been losing ever since. The year 1967 was when the United States froze the … [Read more...] about A Reagan Weapons Strategy Needed

The New York Times and other liberals are shedding tears because Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker has said he can no longer prevent the Senate from discussing social issues such as forced busing and abortion. The New York Times claims that it … [Read more...] about Economic Issues Versus Social Issues

"Love and Success: Can We Have It A11?" was the headline over an article in a recent issue of Glamour magazine. The subhead proclaimed the feminist answer to that question in large type: "Yes, say today's high-powered young women. Reining in your … [Read more...] about The Movement of Women In and Out of the Labor Force

Sandra O'Connor's defenders are arguing that her detractors, in opposing her because of her pro-abortion record as an Arizona State Legislator, are wrong to focus on a "single issue." But abortion is the premier moral issue of our times. A million … [Read more...] about The Premier Moral Issue

The new Republican-conservative-Democratic coalition in the U.S. House may have produced something more far-reaching than Gramm-Latta I and II. It may produce a whole new political realignment that could give us a conservative government regardless … [Read more...] about Conservative Coalition in Congress

Eighty generally conservative organizations have formed an ad hoc coalition to support and push for passage of President Reagan's "block grant" program. This is the first time that business, religious, social-issue, and economic-conserative groups … [Read more...] about Reagan’s Plan to Return Money and Power to the States