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40 Years Later, Student Loans Remain a Priority

“No qualified student who wants to go to college should be barred by lack of money. That has long been a great American goal; I propose that we achieve it now.”- President Nixon March 19, 1970 In a move President Nixon would have gladly approved of, members of the...

My Friend, Len Garment

Garment recruited the author to President Nixon’s 1968 presidential campaign (Getty).  It is said that when the novelist John O’Hara learned of the death of his friend, composer George Gershwin, he wrote: “They tell me George is dead, but I don’t...

To Arm or Not to Arm Syrian Rebels?

Major news sources throughout the country have reported the US Congress has delayed the shipment of military aid to the Syrian rebels.  The Muslim Brotherhood, who represented the largest faction of rebel fighters, has stated that they felt, “abandoned and...