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. national grand strategy which is based on our supposed ability to retaliate, that … [Read more...] about Laser Weapons and Particle Beams

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 our right to build it in the SALT I Anti-ABM Treaty in 1972. But, like Mark Twain's … [Read more...] about Building the ABM

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 uniformed military over whom they have control? Funny thing, no one ever … [Read more...] about Pentagon Leadership

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 register for the draft. The court pretended to discover a new … [Read more...] about The Draft Lawsuit

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 should eliminate the life tenure of federal judges and devise … [Read more...] about End Life Tenure for Judges

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 Reagan's acceptance speech. But it filled an essential need in that Convention … [Read more...] about Helms’ Appeal to Principle

There has been a persistent effort in some quarters to propagate the myth that the Republican Party Platform adopted by the Convention in Detroit is somehow the most "conservative" ever. Analysis shows that the 1980 Platform is much the same … [Read more...] about Republican Party Platform

The grab for power attempted by Henry Kissinger on the evening of Wednesday, July 16 must be one of the most incredible events in the history of the American Presidency. While on the floor of the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, 1,994 duly elected Dele- … [Read more...] about The Kissinger Power Grab