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Yes: TV and movies still reflect core American values. Something often is missed in the argument about the state of American culture: Many aspects of our cultural situation are healthy. [...]

The first difficulty in the immigration debate is to decide just what is being debated: Is it all a matter of economics? Or is it a nation's racial composition, or [...]

An optimistic outlook on American culture prevails although the nation is infested with crime, drugs and other social problems. One indicator that the US is not deteriorating culturally, or otherwise, is the global spread of democracy.

Discusses factors to be considered by the Democratic Party to improve its campaign strategy in the 1972 election in the United States. Suggestion that liberal Democrats should split off the race issue from the rest of social issue; Need for Democrats to maintain its image as a pro-civil rights party without being an anti-law-and-order party; Advantages of President Richard Nixon if he will run for re-election under the Republican Party; Impact of the youth on the outcome of the election; Public attitude towards American politics; Possible choices of the radical left in the election.

THEIR DEEPEST CONCERNS You don't hear much about 'industrial policy' these days. Today's buzzword is competitiveness. And while the word is as vague and fuzzy as industrial policy and other [...]

This essay explains the role of civil rights activist and politician Jesse Jackson in promoting excessive liberalism in U.S. politics. Topics discussed include the presidential rivalry between Jackson and then U.S. President George H. W. Bush, the policies promoted by Jackson like making the U.S. a responsible world leader, fighting racism and reforming the U.S. Armed Forces, and the importance of centrist voters and politicians in support for liberalism.

Reports that evidence suggests that the population explosion is over. Paul Ehrlich's 1968 book `The Population Bomb'; The United Nations Population Division findings of low and tumbling fertility rates in the United States as published in `World Population Prospects: The 1996 Revision'; How urbanization is one of the main factors causing the birth dearth; Impact that low fertility rates may have environmentally, economically, geopolitically and personally.

Presents letters to the editor referencing topics and articles in past issues, including the characterization of comedienne Roseanne Barr and the Democratic Leadership Council's differences with liberal fundamentalist Democrats.

Focuses on the central question of modern politics about liberalism. Response of U.S. President George Bush towards liberalism; Opinion of civil rights activist Jesse Jackson on the issue of liberalism; Comparison between Bush and Michael Dukakis, the democratic presidential candidate; Need for change in the ideology of the Democrats in the U.S.; Requirement of ideas and tactics in American presidential politics.