Policy Review articles from July 1997

Policy Review archives from July 1997

The pursuit of unhappiness. (the lack of unity among conservatives)(Editorial)
July 1, 1997... Rip Van Winkle arose this spring from a slumber of two decades. He gazed in amazement at a world transformed. The Soviet empire, so menacing when he fell asleep in 1977, was now on the ash heap of history. Rising protectionism had given way...

Dividends of deregulation.
July 1, 1997... Washington, D.C., in the mid-1970s must have felt like heaven on earth to fed- eral regulators and those who favor government control over the nation's eco- nomic activity. From 1970 to 1975, federal spending on regulation grew by 77 percent...

One cloud, fifty silver linings. (conservative victories in various states)
July 1, 1997... Are you better off now than you were 20 years ago? This is the question con- servatives ought to be asking instead of second-guessing Republican strategy in last year's presidential race or grumbling over the incredible shrinking tax cuts in the...

Jailhouse rock of ages. (Christian education in prison)
July 1, 1997... When it comes to fighting crime, liberals and conservatives alike seem to be shadowboxing--dodging the most fateful aspect of criminal justice, the religious dimension. Liberals want more money for rehabilitation programs, which often amount to...

Reagan betrayed: are conservatives fumbling his legacy?(Cover Story)
July 1, 1997... What can conservatives today learn most from Ronald Reagan? Which features of Reagan's legacy (his principles, his rhetoric, his policies, his leadership style) are conservatives today most in danger of forgetting or betraying? Policy Review...

You've come a long way, daddy. (the resurgence of fatherhood)
July 1, 1997... The greatest social tragedy of the last 30 years has been the collapse of fatherhood. Propelled by the twin engines of divorce and illegitimacy, the percentage of children growing up in a home without their father nearly tripled between 1960 and...

Mugged by reality. (sources of criminal behavior)
July 1, 1997... In the 30 years since Congress first established a federal agency for the study of crime, we have spent millions of dollars on criminological studies. That investment is finally bearing fruit. Aided by powerful new computers crunching reams of...

Pilgrims' progress. (accomplishments of Religious Right)
July 1, 1997... The scene certainly looked like a triumphant celebration of national power by religious conservatives. Two months before the 1994 elections, a procession of leading Republicans arrived at the ballroom of the Washington Hilton to preen, wink, and...

Modern tomes. (survey of conservative literature 1978-1996)
July 1, 1997... A number of years ago, the writers Malcolm Cowley and Bernard Smith invited a group of American intellectuals to identify the nonfiction books of recent decades that had most impressed them and had to some extent influenced their thinking. The...

The new social architects.
July 1, 1997... Millard Fuller Habitat for Humanity Here's a charity that scorns the concept of the handout in no uncertain terms. In fact, about the only thing they hand you at Habitat for Humanity is a ham- mer and a carpenter's belt. If you want a home...

20 years of Policy Review. (short excerpts from articles published 1977-1994)
July 1, 1997... Williams on Minimum Wage The racial effect of the minimum wage law would exist in the absence of racial preferences on the behalf of employers. The minimum wage law gives firms effective economic incentive to seek to hire only the most...