Just as fashions in clothes and in foods change with the times, so do styles and subjects of editorials. Today, it is high fashion to editorialize against the involvement of preachers in politics, and the righteous rhetoric ranges from irritation all … [Read more...] about Mixing Religion and Politics

Can Americans survive as a free people in the nuclear age? "This question is too important to leave to the politicians," according to Laurence W. Beilenson, a prominent Los Angeles lawyer, author, and authority on foreign policy. Beilenson has … [Read more...] about Common Sense About Survival

The turnover of Nicaragua to the Sandinistas was one of the foreign policy "achievements" of the Carter Administration. It's pretty clear now that this was an achievement for Communist expansion rather than containment. The Sandinistas who replaced … [Read more...] about The Sandinistas’ Takeover of Nicaragua

The two arguments used when President Carter recognized Red China and pulled the diplomatic rug out from under our longtime friend and ally, the Republic of China on Taiwan, were that Red China would offer marvelous trade opportunities to American … [Read more...] about Red China’s False Promises

The Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT) are supposed to be a kind of report card on the aptitude/achievement of college-bound high school students. Even more, they are a report card on the schools themselves. The 1980 SAT scores dropped again for the … [Read more...] about Report Card on Schools

As America approaches what may be the most important national election of our times, more than 50 million Americans may decide not to vote. In the United States, the smallest percentage of potential voters goes to the polls of any nation in the … [Read more...] about Getting Non-Voters to the Polls

Sex education curricula, often disguised under the deceptive title "family life," are making their appearance in public schools all across the country this fall. Here is a checklist by which you can evaluate the curriculum proposed in your school … [Read more...] about Sex Education Check List

Books that make history are not always on the best-seller list. They do not always have sexy or epigrammatic titles. What chance do you think a 600-page paperback would have called "U.S.-Soviet Military Balance, Concepts and Capabilities, … [Read more...] about A Book People Don’t Want to Read