The publishers of public school textbooks for sex education, a course that is usually called “family living” or “health” in order to minimize controversy, were taught a costly lesson earlier this month in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The local school board … [Read more...] about Citizens’ Revolt Against Sex Ed Textbooks
“Working Girl” Exposes a Feminist Myth
To the anguished moans and groans of feminists, the movie script writers have struck again. Even if television news departments, editorial writers, and Congressmen haven’t discovered it, the movie script writers (who are on the cutting edge of … [Read more...] about “Working Girl” Exposes a Feminist Myth
Education Reporter — January 1989
Carnegie’s Plan for Controlling U.S. Education
Americans spend about $300 billion per year on education, a truly impressive sum. If any group could control that spending Goliath, it would have incredible power because it would control not only buildings and books and personnel, but also control … [Read more...] about Carnegie’s Plan for Controlling U.S. Education
What Happened to the 40-Hour Work Week?
A guest editorial in a very liberal newspaper recently asked the question, “What happened to the 40-hour work week?” The writer, a labor-issues reporter (Dick Meister of San Francisco), complained that employers routinely force overtime work on their … [Read more...] about What Happened to the 40-Hour Work Week?
Schools Starting to Recognize Pupils’ Privacy Rights
Three swallows do not a summer make, but straws in the wind at the local level of public education indicate that some schools are starting to show respect for parental and pupil rights. A few weeks ago, the Lyon County School Board in Nevada … [Read more...] about Schools Starting to Recognize Pupils’ Privacy Rights
Education Reporter — December 1988
The Growing Use and Misuse of Ritalin
Recent journals of the American Medical Association and the American Bar Association have brought out into the open forum of public discussion a practice that has hitherto evaded coverage in ordinary media channels. This is the accelerating and … [Read more...] about The Growing Use and Misuse of Ritalin
Who are the Enemies of the Blacks?
Conventional wisdom is that the welfare state is the savior of the blacks, who are presumed to need the goodies of government generosity in order to alleviate their status of poverty and years of discrimination. Now comes one of the most prominent … [Read more...] about Who are the Enemies of the Blacks?