So far as is known, no count has ever been made of the hundreds of millions of taxpayers’ dollars that are spent every year for the announced purpose of preventing teen pregnancies. The spending flows through schools and colleges, public health and … [Read more...] about Spinning Our Wheels on Teen Pregnancies
Education Reporter — September 1990
There Isn’t Any “Latchkey Crisis” After All
One of the arguments made by the liberals who seek to establish school-based daycare is the so-called crisis of “latchkey children.” Many bleeding-heart segments have appeared on television about the need to provide daycare for children who would … [Read more...] about There Isn’t Any “Latchkey Crisis” After All
The Follies of the U.N. Treaty on Women — September 1990
Education Reporter — August 1990
David Souter Ducks Media Abortion Bias
Both sides in the abortion debate, as well as the activist media, are beside themselves with frustration that they haven’t been able to find out which side Supreme Court nominee David Souter is on. He gives every indication that he intends to carry … [Read more...] about David Souter Ducks Media Abortion Bias
Who Are the Real Censors? — August 1990
The Spending is More Obscene Than the Art
The picture in the advertisement caught my eye, as of course it was intended to do. The visual of that courageous Chinese student facing down the tanks in Tiananmen Square is always a grabber. But the text was downright ridiculous. It conjured up … [Read more...] about The Spending is More Obscene Than the Art
Education Reporter — July 1990
How Children Acquire Values
The National Commission on Children has held a series of hearings to explore the problems of children. As we emerge from the “Me” decades of the 1970s and ‘80s, it is encouraging that someone is addressing the needs of children. The last hearing … [Read more...] about How Children Acquire Values