Jimmy Carter’s Presidential Directive 59 was supposedly designed to scare the Russians by announcing a new U.S. strategy which contemplates retaliating against some military targets in case of nuclear war. The real purpose, however, was to confuse … [Read more...] about Thinking the Unthinkable
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Old Myths and New Realities — April 1980
Old Myths and New Realities Signals of Strength and Weakness "U.S. Warns Soviets With B-52 Flights" proclaimed a recent headline over a wire service story telling that the Carter Administration had sent "a calculated warning to the Soviet … [Read more...] about Old Myths and New Realities — April 1980
HOW MUCH IS FREEDOM WORTH?
What kind of living conditions would you find so intolerable that, to escape them, you would voluntarily assume a high risk of losing your life and the lives of your spouse and children, and even with the best of luck you would surely lose all your … [Read more...] about HOW MUCH IS FREEDOM WORTH?
U.S. DOLLARS VS. OVERSEAS DOLLARS
It isn't the decline in the value of the U.S. dollar on foreign money markets that is causing economic woes to American citizens; it's the inflation at home. Yet the Carter Administration appears to prefer to shore up the overseas dollar at the … [Read more...] about U.S. DOLLARS VS. OVERSEAS DOLLARS
Platform Comparisons
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
THREATS ABOUT THE U.S. CANAL
The Ford Administration has apparently made a calculated decision that the way to get the American people to acquiesce in Henry Kissinger's plan to sign a new treaty with Panama giving away the U.S. Canal is to threaten the American people with dire … [Read more...] about THREATS ABOUT THE U.S. CANAL
Ford’s Cabinet Shakeup
President Ford said that his recent Cabinet reshuffle was not the result of personality or policy differences, but of a normal de sire to build his own team instead of relying on holdovers from the previous Administration. This explanation of the … [Read more...] about Ford’s Cabinet Shakeup
Strongarming the Military
When I go to a doctor or a lawyer, I expect them to give me their best professional advice. If all they do is to find out what I think, and then tell me what they think I want to hear, I've wasted my money in paying fees to professional men trained … [Read more...] about Strongarming the Military
Policy Toward Castro
The way I read the election returns of November 1972, George McGovern was decisively defeated. He carried only one out of 50 states. It is a puzzlement, therefore, why McGovern seems to be making U.S. policy toward Castro. Last fall, President … [Read more...] about Policy Toward Castro
Vietnam Investigation
Many Americans are so emotionally exhausted by the tragic news of the Vietnam debacle that it is easy to accept the request of President Ford not to "engage in recriminations or attempts to assess blame." However, those who do not learn the lessons … [Read more...] about Vietnam Investigation
