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A new organization of businesspeople needs to be formed in this country. The bellows and whines of the Business Roundtable’s giant corporate moguls do not reflect the views of many entrepreneurs, middle-size companies and small businesses. For on issue after issue, big business is moving to shape an economy that socializes its costs through government…
At a recent gathering, I asked the chairman of the Federal Reserve System, G. William Miller, which practices and policies outside government he believes have contributed or could contribute to this inflation. An inadequate level of investment was the only factor he cited. Sitting next to me were the Carter administration’s chief antitrust and consumer…
Rep. Lionel Van Deerlin, D-Calif., is sitting in his office in the House of Representatives wondering out loud. As chairman of the House Communications Subcommittee, he has proposed the most far-reaching changes in the nation’s 44-year-old communications laws and over 90 percent of the American people don’t know about it. Van Deerlin is not indulging…
The other day I received a letter, as did some others, from Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, that set a new standard of debasement for the U.S. Senate. Beginning with a modest self-description (“As you know, I’ve led the tax and inflation battle all across our country during the last election”), Hatch invites us to…
This is the time of year when the compassionate efforts of good people and their publications deserve special recognition. Herewith a holiday shopping list for citizens and causes: 1. Maggie Kuhn, born 73 years ago, battler against ageism and founder of the Gray Panthers, publishes the “Gray Panther Network” quarterly (3700 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.…
Last spring we released a report titled “How to Appraise and Improve Your Daily Newspaper: A Manual for Readers” at the Washington Hilton, where the nation’s newspaper editors were having their annual convention. Since, to our knowledge, no similar manual had been produced before, we awaited the reaction from the press with more than normal…
Legislators often speak with, forked tongues on inflation. They relish campaigning before the folks against the “cruel hidden tax” of inflation. But after the election their dreams often turn inward–to raising their own salaries. The latest action started in Ohio and Illinois. There the lawmakers decided to beat the inflation of the ’80s right now.…
Imagine a situation where the criminals are denouncing the police, who in turn either look the other way or simply beg the crooks to sign agreements not to violate the law in the future. This spectacle is cops and robbers in reverse. And it’s happening in Washington, D.C., where the regulatory police are running for…
WASHINGTON–The call came from President Carter at Camp David last month for Margaret Mead, then a seriously ill patient in New York Hospital. The famous anthropologist, in great agony from cancer, was under sedation and could not take the phone. The following Monday she sent a message to the White House saying that she considered…
The Journal of Commerce is a daily (Monday-Friday) commercial newspaper with substantial national circulation and advertising. Its editorial columns frequently rail against inflation which it blames on the government. About three years ago, the Journal sold for 25 cents a copy at the newsstand. Two months ago it was still selling for 50 cents a…