The mythology put out by the Carter Administration, when it recently dashed the hopes of those who had been hoping our country would start an effective civil defense program, goes like this: Yes, the Soviet Union has a civil defense program, but … [Read more...] about How a “Frame of Mind” Colors the Facts

"Conspiracy" is a word that produces in the liberal establishment one of the most intriguing brands of schizophrenia known to modern psychiatry. The liberals are conspiracy-paranoid when they contemplate alleged conservative conspiracies, but … [Read more...] about Conspiracy

The appointment of Lieutenant General George M. Seignious 2d (U.S.A., Ret.) to head the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency is another public relations ploy of the Carter Administration. The new White House strategy is to seek to cover the substance … [Read more...] about Image-Making and SALT

Both timing and tactics connect President Carter's surprise recognition of Mainland China with the Middle East peace negotiations. As to timing, it smacks of the Administration's new media mogul, Gerald Rafshoon, and his political strategy of … [Read more...] about Playing the China Card

The biggest handicap the Carter Administration has in selling the American people on a new arms treaty with the Soviet Union is the intuitive and justified belief that the Soviets are not to be trusted. So Administration SALT sellers are arguing … [Read more...] about Are You Sure About the Soviets?

One of the biggest challenges faced by Congress as it returns to Washington this month is the public demand for big spending cuts without eroding popular government services. The best place to begin that surgical task is to cut out federal … [Read more...] about Government Overregulation

President Carter recently reaffirmed to the world that human rights is the core of his administration's policy. While "human rights" is subject to almost any definition, it would seem that one basic element would be the right to be considered … [Read more...] about Attack on Private Schools

When Voltaire said, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it," he certainly did not add, “and I will defend your right to have what you say financed by the taxpayers." But many people have confused the … [Read more...] about Second Class Mail Privileges

Among the new shows opening on the road before being staged in New York or Washington, D.C., is one that might be entitled "The Selling of SALT II." One road company opened recently on a local Los Angeles television station and another in St. Louis … [Read more...] about The SALT-Selling Campaign

The biggest news story about the murder-suicide tragedy at Jonestown, Guyana, is that it was a Communist colony. The tactics were characteristically Communist and the objective was the Soviet Union. Even the letter found on the Rev. Jim Jones' dead … [Read more...] about Jonesville: A Communist Colony