The recent resignation of Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin "on health grounds" was heralded by the press as the most significant leadership change since Brezhnev and Kosygin came to power in October 1964 after Nikita Khrushchev was ousted as Soviet … [Read more...] about Kosygin’s Resignation

Ever since the November 4 election, the pollsters and the pundits have been trying to explain away their failure to predict or anticipate the landslide victory that washed Reagan and the Republican Senate into office. The chief reason why the … [Read more...] about The Pro-Family Factor in the Election

"Get America back to work again" is one of the Reagan promises which should receive priority attention from the new Congress convening in January. And the agenda to achieve that goal should start with a reduction in federal income taxes. The … [Read more...] about How Taxes Hurt Capital Formation

Should Illinois abandon its unique system of electing its State House of Representatives, which has served well for 110 years? That was one of the many issues decided by the election of November 4, and the voters answered yes. Most states are … [Read more...] about The End of Proportional Representation

It is reassuring to note that the new style "spoils system" -- the use of the vast powers of incumbency to assure reelection -- could not reelect Jimmy Carter to a second term. Carter was probably more skilled than any other President in history in … [Read more...] about New Style Spoils System

A remarkable courtroom victory in Canada after a 13-year legal battle waged by Wallace Edwards has opened a new door to the filing of lawsuits against the Soviet Union which are long overdue. Edwards' unique victory has dispelled the myth that the … [Read more...] about Suing the Soviets

The most important case now pending before the U.S. Supreme Court is the case that poses this question: Although the United States has fought nine wars and never drafted a single woman, and although the Constitution gives Congress (not the courts) … [Read more...] about The Drafting Women Lawsuit

Pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps is something that not many individuals or nations can do. It takes just too much hard work, stamina, and determination. Taiwan is a nation that did just that. From a 1anq with almost no natural resources … [Read more...] about Taiwan’s Success Story