Iran is a prize worth more than all the eleven countries the Communists have conquered in Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East during the past five years. If the Soviets take Iran, they will not only acquire enormous supplies of oil, but they … [Read more...] about Crisis in Iran

Now that the 1978 election returns and financial statements have been tallied up, editorials are bemoaning the fact that $150 million was spent in behalf of political candidates. Americans will spend at least: $25 billion this year on. the alcohol of … [Read more...] about Campaign Finance Laws

"Go conservative, young man (or woman)" is now the slogan for the politically ambitious American, just as "go west, young man" was the watchword of a century ago. That's the message of the 1978 elections. The big news of the November election is … [Read more...] about November Election Lessons

The most serious problem we face today is the debasement of our money by our government. As both a national and an individual problem, it outranks all those other problems that politicians talk about and journalists write about. The dollar has been … [Read more...] about The Dollar Collapse

"Mom's apple pie." "Grandma's pancakes." "Fried chicken like mother used to make." "Dinners that taste like home cooking." That's the way restaurants used to advertise their specialties. But no more. Home cooking is out of style. Mom isn't in the … [Read more...] about Changes in Eating Habits

All Cyrus Vance seems to want for Christmas is a SALT II treaty. Hope springs eternal in his attache case as he plans yet another trip to Geneva later this month for yet another round of arms talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko. The … [Read more...] about SALT II Prospects

The hottest issue on college campuses today is divestiture: agitation to force university trustees to divest their institutions of all investments in South Africa. This has replaced the Vietnam War, civil rights, and other issues about which college … [Read more...] about Divestiture

Academic freedom was a popular slogan used by college professors and administrators 20 years ago to resist attempts by parents, taxpayers, trustees, or donors to influence campus conduct or curriculum. Under this theory, the campus is a privileged … [Read more...] about Academic Freedom

U.S. policy toward Rhodesia, which includes economic sanctions, the shifting of our chrome purchases from Rhodesia to the U.S.S.R., and President Carter's snubbing of Prime Minister Ian Smith, is supposedly justified because Rhodesia does not have an … [Read more...] about Rhodesia and One Man, One Vote