The Carter Administration can boast of one big achievement for its first year in office -- passage of a tremendous increase in Social Security taxes. The increases will range from 20 percent to 200 percent, depending on the individual wages … [Read more...] about Social Security Law

Several national magazines recently reported on what they call a growing right-wing movement. There is definitely a rising tide at the grassroots, but the participants in this movement are not ideologues who fall in neat categories under stereotyped … [Read more...] about The Rising Tide

An old Greek legend describes a king reputed to have the largest gold treasure in the ancient world. One day the king proudly displayed his vaults of gold bars, coins, and other pieces to a traveling philosopher. As the visitor departed, the king … [Read more...] about Military vs. Financial Superiority

"Disadvantaged" is a rather new word used to describe all sorts of handicaps. Children are physically disadvantaged if they lack a good diet or adequate clothing. They are intellectually disadvantaged if they are not academically stimulated, or … [Read more...] about The Need for Leaders

Espionage used to mean operating under aliases, sneaking around dark corners, seducing sultry Mata Hari's, and traveling under forced passports. Detente has converted that formerly shady business into a respectable and flourishing enterprise. Today, … [Read more...] about Soviet Espionage

The Institute for Humane Studies in California has just published an excellent and much-needed little pamphlet by attorney William B. Ball of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, which shows the interrelation of the four principal areas of litigation involving … [Read more...] about Litigation for Educational Freedom

When the Ohio voters killed instant voter registration last month, they proved anew that the people have better judgment than their leaders. Furthermore, the Ohio voters who won that important referendum got double their money's worth because the … [Read more...] about Instant Voter Registration Killed

However broadly or narrowly the right of privacy is defined, it would seem that any definition should include the right of Americans to be immune from having their telephone conversations listened to by foreign agents. Yet, apparently Americans do … [Read more...] about Soviet Telephone Bugging

While Secretary of State Cyrus Vance is busy trying to persuade the Soviets to sign a SALT II treaty, former Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird is charging that "the evidence is incontrovertible that the Soviet Union has repeatedly, flagrantly and … [Read more...] about Salt II and Lead Times

Inflation will probably be the biggest issue in the 1978 elections, just as deflation, or tight money, was the issue in 1932 that elected Franklin D. Roosevelt for what ultimately became four terms. Inflation hits hardest at those on fixed incomes … [Read more...] about Devaluation