"Excessive greatness of a town," "multitude of corporations," and too much "ghostly authority" or power of organized religion were listed by the 17th-century British political philosopher Thomas Hobbes among infirmities of a commonwealth. He … [Read more...] about NEED FOR “PEOPLE-SIZED” INSTITUTIONS
SPINKS AND PRUITT-IGOE
The movie ROCKY, in which a street-fighter and amateur boxer from the Italian ghetto got a chance to fight the heavyweight champion, would not have been believable if Rocky had actually won the championship. The happy ending of that movie was … [Read more...] about SPINKS AND PRUITT-IGOE
The Legislative History of ERA — November 1976
KENNEDY ASSASSINATION COVERUP
Photo:Warren Commission presenting report on assassination of John F. Kennedy to Lyndon Johnson; Author:Cecil Stoughton; Public Domain If Watergate is this century's most famous example of a coverup, then the new report of the Senate Select … [Read more...] about KENNEDY ASSASSINATION COVERUP
Meaning of the Bicentennial
Do you know what we will be celebrating the Bicentennial of on July 4, 1976? The start or finish of the American Revolution? The writing or ratification of the U.S. Constitution or the Bill of Rights? The Boston Tea Party? The Battles of Bunker Hill, … [Read more...] about Meaning of the Bicentennial
SOLZHENITSYN INTERVIEW
Alert and intelligent visitors can often better evaluate and describe a nation than the natives. The commentaries about America by the 19th century French visitor, Alexis de Toqueville, are still studied in our colleges. Likewise a perceptive modern … [Read more...] about SOLZHENITSYN INTERVIEW
POSTAL MONOPOLY
There is a new slogan sprouting on automobile bumpers that says: "If you like the Postal Service, you'll love nationalized oil." It is a measure of public disaffection with ever slower and ever more costly mail delivery that it has become a … [Read more...] about POSTAL MONOPOLY
How To Celebrate The Bicentennial — April 1976
Historical Mistakes
For forty years, the world was fooled by the Piltdown Man, a hoax which the anthropologists told us was the missing link to prove evolution. The fraud was exposed in 1953 and ENCYCLOPAEDiA BRITANNICA now describes the Piltdown Man under the heading … [Read more...] about Historical Mistakes
Kennedy Assassination
The Warren Commission appointed by President Lyndon Johnson to investigate the assassination of President John Kennedy, spent ten months working on its assignment, heard the testimony of 552 witnesses, and issued a report concluding that Lee Harvey … [Read more...] about Kennedy Assassination
