William J. Bennett is a conservative commentator, author, and former U.S. Secretary of Education under President Reagan who also served as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under President George H.W. Bush. He contributed to The Weekly Standard on cultural and political topics including drug policy, abortion, Republican Party strategy, and moral character. A prominent voice in debates over traditional values, he is the author of numerous bestselling books including 'The Book of Virtues.'
"TO EDUCATE A PERSON in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society." A century ago Teddy Roosevelt reminded Americans of this ancient truth, and sometime in the past half-century we started to forget it. Students must be left free, it was said, to choose their own morals. The…
The legalization of marijuana has acquired an aura of inevitability. But is there really no choice? Must Americans resign ourselves to the social acceptability, legal entrenchment, and widespread availability (including to our kids) of marijuana?
As a co-signer of the recent "Appeal to Hollywood" and as one who often criticizes the entertainment industry for polluting the country's cultural environment, I agree with much in Professor Lowenthal's article. He is right, of course, that our popular culture has become not only offensive but…
MUCH OF OFFICIAL WASHINGTON has been mulling over what the "Clinton legacy" will be. On the second Saturday in November, President Clinton may have provided the answer. For it was on that day that, for the first time, an American president conferred upon homosexuals the blessing of the highest…
INTELLECTUALLY DOMINANT for most of the last two decades and ideologically dominant for the last two years, the GOP is the de facto majority party in America. And yet these days, as the 105th Congress begins its work, it is clear that the faithful are paralyzed by ennui and the party is…
AS IF COPS DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS, the Drug Enforcement Administration is up against a new obstacle. A DEA press release paints this scene:
William J. Bennett What is most impressive about Noemie Emery's article is its moral force. She paints a searingly accurate portrait of what happens to a society when abortion-on-demand is granted constitutional protection and celebrated as a breakthrough for "women's rights." In fact, the…