As we begin to celebrate the 200th anniversary of our country, it is well to reflect on the unique checks and balances in our Constitution. The Founding Fathers took great care to prevent either the Executive Branch or the Congress from becoming too … [Read more...] about Federal Courts
Child-Care Responsibility – Family or State? — October 1975
MacMillan Guidelines
The Macmillan Publishing Company recently issued a booklet called "Guidelines for Creating Positive Sexual and Racial Images in Educational Materials."· Its purpose is to instruct authors in the use of sex-neutral language, concepts, and … [Read more...] about MacMillan Guidelines
Forced Busing
How much longer are the American people going to put up with the unjust, unnecessary, tyrannical court-ordered forced busing of our school children? Busing certainly has not improved race relations. It has caused the most bitter racial strife and … [Read more...] about Forced Busing
Reading at Home
The opening of school this fall·confronted the public with many thorny problems. In some areas it is busing, in others it is controversial textbooks, and in still others it is teachers' strikes. What is the solution for parents who simply want their … [Read more...] about Reading at Home
Public Health Problems
From the time John Rolfe first sent tobacco to England in the 17th century until recent years, to smoke or not to smoke was considered a matter of personal choice. As the silent, suffering majority, at long last, is asserting its right to breathe … [Read more...] about Public Health Problems
Sexist Mischief in Schools and Colleges — September 1975
Has Education Lost Its Purpose? — September 1975
Child Services Bill
In a moment of rare candor, former New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey once called the teachers' lobby the most powerful single lobby in the United States. It may not be that powerful, but it certainly is resourceful. It has just devised a plan for … [Read more...] about Child Services Bill
TV Violence
Mark Twain is usually credited with the expression, "Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it." The same complaint might be voiced about the subject of violence on television. For years, newspapers, magazines, speakers, and … [Read more...] about TV Violence
