One of the big changes that have come about in political campaigns in the last ten years is the practice of polling the voters to find out what issues they are concerned about. On the surface, this seems like a waste of good campaign contributions … [Read more...] about Ballooning Bureaucracy

Henry Kissinger chose Philadelphia as his launching site for a new crusade which he now labels his "most urgent priority." It is a program to overthrow and change two governments some 8,000 miles away -- Rhodesia and South Africa. One would think … [Read more...] about Kissinger on Africa

When President Gerald Ford made his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Kansas City--the speech that has been widely applauded as the best he ever delivered--he stated: "While I am President, we will not return to a collision … [Read more...] about Collision Course and Korea

The world has been watching the Dutch government handle the embarrassing case of a very high official who engaged in improper actions. When allegations were made six months ago that Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands might have accepted more than a … [Read more...] about Prince Bernhard

Contrary to the popular belief that national party platforms tend to blur rather than clarify the differences between the two major political parties, and are so vague that they don't mean much anyway, the 1976 party platforms offer the voters a … [Read more...] about Platform Comparisons

Proof that Ronald Reagan is a man with the potential to rise to the opportunities that fate brings was demonstrated at the closing session of the Republican National Convention. Reagan had rejected two invitations to address that Thursday session … [Read more...] about Reagan’s Finest Hour

We now have the first concrete evidence of the kind of legislation that Jimmy Carter will push for, if he is elected President. He put his personal influence on the line in asking the House of Representatives to pass a bill to provide for postcard … [Read more...] about Postcard Registration

If you picked up a newspaper and read the screaming headline "Are We —- or Is Our Strategy -- MAD?", you would probably think you were reading a sensational tabloid. Would you believe -- such a headline was recently splashed across the dignified NEW … [Read more...] about New York Times Question

One of the first things Richard Nixon did after he became President in 1969 was to promote the Non-Proliferation Treaty with the Soviet Union. Ultimately it was signed by 92 nations and went into effect in March 1970. It was wrapped in the illusion … [Read more...] about Joining the Nuclear Club