Several months ago, I wrote a column commending the Reverend Jesse Jackson for his criticism of sex rock -- the so-called music that promotes immoral sex habits among teenagers and thereby contributes to the high rate of venereal disease, … [Read more...] about Rock Music Racket
Spinks and Pruitt-Igoe
The movie ROCKY, in which a street-fighter and amateur boxer from the Italian ghetto got a chance to fight the heavyweight champion, would not have been believable if Rocky had actually won the championship. The happy ending of that movie was … [Read more...] about Spinks and Pruitt-Igoe
SPINKS AND PRUITT-IGOE
The movie ROCKY, in which a street-fighter and amateur boxer from the Italian ghetto got a chance to fight the heavyweight champion, would not have been believable if Rocky had actually won the championship. The happy ending of that movie was … [Read more...] about SPINKS AND PRUITT-IGOE
Teenage Unemployment
The high unemployment rate of black teenagers is one of the most tragic blots on our present economy. In the age group of black youths age 16 to 24, unemployment is over 28 percent. In some urban areas, black youth unemployment is estimated as high … [Read more...] about Teenage Unemployment
The Santa Claus State
John Maynard Keynes is a perfect illustration of the truth of his own words when he said: "The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the … [Read more...] about The Santa Claus State
The Santa Claus State
John Maynard Keynes is a perfect illustration of the truth of his own words when he said: "The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the … [Read more...] about The Santa Claus State
Successful Black Athletes
Three outstanding black athletic stars strengthen our chances for winning the 1980 track and field Olympics in Moscow. The newest and youngest is Franklin Jacobs, still only 17, who recently set a world indoor record for the high jump. High jumpers … [Read more...] about Successful Black Athletes
Deep Seabed Mining
Our bitter experience of the last four years with the OPEC oil cartel should have taught us the lesson that we should avoid U.S. dependence on imports of any essential commodity. Yet the United States has done nothing to shake our dependence on … [Read more...] about Deep Seabed Mining
Watergate “Reform” Laws
As a result of Watergate, Congress and many state legislatures passed a plethora of new laws supposedly designed to reform election machinery and prevent Watergate-type abuses from happening again. Several years' experience with these laws indicate … [Read more...] about Watergate “Reform” Laws
Judicial Activism and OSHA
Although the U. S. Constitution says that "all" Federal legislative powers reside in the Congress, a great deal of de facto lawmaking in the last 20 years has been done by the Federal courts. Tremendous changes in our laws have been brought about by … [Read more...] about Judicial Activism and OSHA
