Public Education’s Escape Through ADD and Ritalin
Nearby certain Long Island public schools there are street signs that read: “Drug Free School Zone.” Yet the educators of these schools are pushing a drug called Ritalin on students they diagnose with “Attention Deficit Disorder”...A Malcolm X postage stamp? What about George Wallace?
Former Alabama Governor and segregationist George Wallace on a postage stamp? You laugh. The post office’s criteria for honoring individuals, however, provides little guidance. The stamps should “feature American or American-related subjects” and...Environmentalism, Eco-Terrorism and Endangered Species
An underground environmental group called Earth Liberation Front (ELF) claimed responsibility for incinerating four ski lifts (October 1998) and three buildings worth 12 $million at Vail, Colorado. Vail’s plans to expand its ski area apparently clashed with...The Clinton Impeachment: No Imperial Presidency
The supporters of the President and, apparently, a majority of the American public, believe that the President should be exempt from laws and sanctions to which ordinary citizens are subject.
How Finance Minister Paul Martin denies shareholder rights
It’s official. Finance Minister Paul Martin told the four big banks he won’t permit them to merge. Why not? The proposed mergers would allegedly give the resulting two banks “unacceptable” powers that would not serve “public...Police Brutality and “The Great White Bigot”
“Larry, How do you feel about Tyisha Miller?” asked the radio critic during our interview. “Who?” I said. Wrong answer. “What do you mean, who?” she said. “Everyone’s talking about it.” “Well,” I said,...The Religious Left
The political-left properly condemns the political-right for lobbying government to force its religious values on others. However, the political left, despite that many of its proponents don’t explicitly preach or practice religion (some are atheists), is itself...Caution: Textbooks Are Hazardous to Your Child’s Mind
Society’s greatest concern, claim the so-called humanitarians, is our children–who are suffering from inadequate nutrition, shelter and health care. Yet these same “humanitarians” are silent about the scourge destroying a child’s mind–his textbooks.
