Party Platform Contrasts
A comparison of the 1980 Republican and Democratic Party Platforms on key issues proves that the familiar slogan “there’s not a dime’s worth of difference between the two…
Category: Phyllis Schlafly Report Column
Thinking the Unthinkable
Jimmy Carter’s Presidential Directive 59 was supposedly designed to scare the Russians by announcing a new U.S. strategy which contemplates retaliating against some military targets in case of…
Christians and Presidential Campaigns
The evangelical and fundamentalist Christians are making the politicians very nervous and making presidential politics very interesting. President and Mrs. Carter held a special strategy meeting in the…
Navy Facts, Not Fiction
In his acceptance speech at the Democratic Convention, President Carter boasted: “Our modernized strategic forces, a revitalized NATO, the Trident submarine, the Cruise missile, the Rapid Deployment Force…
Laser Weapons and Particle Beams
What if the Russians build a marvelous new weapon which can destroy all U.S. missiles and aircraft before they reach Soviet soil? That would completely nullify the U.S.…
Building the ABM
Many people thought that the anti-ballistic missile system (ABM) was killed off at least ten years ago. It has been a non-issue since Nixon and Kissinger gave away…
Pentagon Leadership
Should the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force be advocates for their departments? Or should the civilian political leaders in the Pentagon be adversaries against the…
The Draft Lawsuit
A three-judge federal district court in Philadelphia recently held that the draft registration law is unconstitutional because it is sex discriminatory in requiring men, but not women, to…
End Life Tenure for Judges
Is there a better way to curb judicial arrogance than by constitutional amendments to overturn obnoxious decisions or by limiting the jurisdiction of the federal courts? Perhaps we…
Helms’ Appeal to Principle
Senator Jesse Helms’ speech on the final day of the Republican National Convention didn’t make any headlines because it was in competition for the day’s news with Ronald…