For many years, a consortium of atheists, agnostics, and the American Civil Liberties Union has had a field day in our courts knocking out any shred of religious observance in public schools and public places. They've eliminated prayers from the … [Read more...] about Lawsuits About Church and State

The stampede to buy gold is not just a sudden desire of people to possess the beautiful gold metal. It is not merely a depressing flight from the U.S. dollar, although that certainly is part of the phenomenon. Most of all, the meteoric rise in the … [Read more...] about The End of Detente

"I cannot predict the future course of Soviet behavior, " said national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski when asked on a Sunday morning public affairs television program about the Soviet military incursion into Afghanistan. But why can't … [Read more...] about Afghanistan Was Predictable

The St. Louis Cardinal football team finished last in in its division of the National Football League. In its final game, it was crushed by the Chicago Bears. Yet for Cardinal fans, the season was still something of a success. They watched Cardinal … [Read more...] about O.J. Anderson

Government agencies, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Trade Commission, were created to protect investors from false and fraudulent claims by corporations or private citizens. But they don't do anything to protect us … [Read more...] about The Government Bond Ripoff

The White House Conference on Families has scheduled three regional conferences during 1980, in Baltimore, Minneapolis and Los Angeles. These are to be preceded by mini-conferences in each of the 50 states, which started in late 1979 and will … [Read more...] about The Family Protection Act

While the U.S. Supreme Court makes law in deciding cases, it also makes law in not deciding cases. That's what it did by refusing to decide the case on whether or not the President has the power to abrogate a treaty without the consent of the … [Read more...] about The President’s New Treaty Power

The election year of 1980 holds out great promise for eager candidates in whose heart hope springs eternal. But after the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, like the lyrics of the old song "After the Ball is Over," "many a heart is … [Read more...] about Tears and Smears, Gaffes and Laughs

Walk down the street and ask people about some problem that concerns you -- financial, social, legal, psychological -- and more than likely the responses will be "there ought to be a law," or "the government should take care of that." Why is it that … [Read more...] about Government is the Problem — Not the Solution