The American people and their Congressmen used to take it for granted that military superiority over any combination of possible aggressors was a fixed U.S. policy goal. Then, during the years that Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and Secretary of. … [Read more...] about Defense Coalition in Congress

"Overpopulation is the only really grave problem mankind faces. All other problems are secondary. ... The population explosion is a recipe for disaster for all nations, underpopulated or overpopulated." This quotation is from one of many newspaper … [Read more...] about The Overpopulation Myth

Stagflation is the reason Democratic Congressional candidates are apprehensive about the elections this fall. This newly-named economic disease is a combination of sharply rising inflation (running at 11.4 percent) and stubborn unemployment (now 6.2 … [Read more...] about The Stagflation Blues

"Excessive greatness of a town," "multitude of corporations," and too much "ghostly authority" or power of organized religion were listed by the 17th-century British political philosopher Thomas Hobbes among the infirmities of a commonwealth. He … [Read more...] about Need for “People-Sized” Institutions

Buried in the back pages of recent newspapers were news items quietly reporting that the Soviets have in operation a multiple-warheaded ICBM that can be launched from their Delta-3 submarines. This weapon system constitutes a revolution in strategic … [Read more...] about Soviet Delta Submarines

Three Congressmen are making noises this month that have started the political pundits speculating about presidential nominations in 1980. These Congressmen are all young, handsome, articulate, ambitious, and in fighting condition for a long … [Read more...] about Three Presidential Candidates?

The resignation of White House drug abuse adviser Peter G. Bourne over charges that he personally abused drugs deserves to tie with Presidential assistant Hamilton Jordan's reported expectoration at a woman in a bar several months ago as the year's … [Read more...] about Drug Abuse in Washington

With its continuing faith in the power of government to supersede economic forces, the Carter Administration sponsored a bill to force hospitals to cut costs by threatening them with federal controls. The House Commerce Committee, apparently … [Read more...] about Cutting Hospital Costs

Only a few months ago, the Carter Administration urged the Senate to give away the U.S. Canal Zone in Panama because, it was alleged, the Canal cannot be defended at reasonable cost against attack by Panamanians. The spectre of another Vietnam was … [Read more...] about Can We Defend West Berlin?