When Panamanian military strongman Manuel Noriega was indicted in February by U.S. officials on charges of drug trafficking, money laundering, and racketeering, we found ourselves once again facing the ugly realities of the illegal narcotics trade in America. It seems…
Read moreBy Peter J. Leithart All over the world, governments are busily engaged in various kinds and degrees of reform. South Africa has repealed many of the “petty apartheid” laws that once restricted black advancement and maintained white supremacy. Mikhail Gorbachev’s…
Read moreThis summer our nation was stricken with unprecedented drought, accompanied by forest fires in the extremely dry areas of the country. According to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, our grain supplies were cut severely due to this year’s drought. If…
Read moreCocaine use fell by 20 percent in 1987 among high school seniors, and other illicit drugs including marijuana continued a seven year decline among the same age group, according to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) annual…
Read moreCould Hollywood be groping for goodness after several decades of decadence? There have been some noticeable changes lately. Script- writers are creating heroes that hew to traditional values. Over the last several years, families have become desirable themes – and…
Read moreGainesville, FL (FR) – Youths during the ’60s anti-establishment period are today more religious than the national average, according to a poll conducted by Better Homes and Gardens. It was the magazine’s first poll on religion which garnered 80,000 respons…
Read moreEAST LANSING, MI (FR) – Black History Week on the Michigan State University this year was not the usual rehash of the painful rift of prejudice between the blacks and whites. Instead, several black students heard a different message on…
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