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Right from the heart : the ABC's of reality in America / Phil Valentine.

By: Publication details: New York : Berkley Book, c2003.Description: 319 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 042519857x
  • 9780425198575
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 344.05 22 VAL
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Contents
Foreword 9
Acknowledgments 13
Introduction 15
Aids has a cure. It's called abstinence. 21
When a Plague Was Really a Plague - The Heterosexual Myth
- The Bug Chasers - What about Africa? - The Squeaky Wheel
Belief in God is a cornerstone of our republic. 33
Original Intent - Other Jeffersonian Writings - The Separationists
- Back to Basics
Character is the single most important
attribute in a leader. 41
Compromising Position - A Sign Of Things To Come - Looking for
Mr. Milquetoast - Lack of Character Kills the Candidate
Drug Legalization will cripple America. 51
Drugs vs. Alcohol - Legalization Won't Solve the Problem
- The Solution - Law Enforcement Corruption - The Cost of Legalization
Entrepreneurs are our economic lifeblood
and deserve every penny they make. 59
The Richest Man Enriched Us All - The Hypocrisy of Limousine Liberals - Good Ol'
Yankee Ingenuity - The 'Finite Money' Argument
Families are the basic building blocks of society. 67
Illegitimacy Is at the Heart of the Problem - The Sexual Revolution
- Illegitimacy vs. Abortion - Uncle Sam Became Daddy Sam
Guns are good. 75
Guns Save Lives - It's the Shooter, Stupid - An Armed Zone Is a Safe Zone - Take the
Guns, Increase the Crime - Guns and Kids; The Myth - Important Enough to Make the
Constitution
Hyphenated Labels are divisive and destructive. 87
Americans First - What Is A Black Leader? - Separated by a Hyphen
- Hyphen Equals Victim
Illegal Immigration is dangerous to this country. 97
The Ignored Victims of Illegal Immigration - The New Conquest
- Language Can Unite or Divide - So, What Do We Do?
Junk Science is behind the global warming scare. 105
Global Cooling? - What's Really Behind the Global Warming Movement - If It Ain't One
Thing . . . - The Bottom Line on
Global Warming
Killing through partial-birth abortion
is murder. 115
What Is Partial-Birth Abortion? - When Did They Come to Be?
- Trying to Stop the Carnage - The Tide Is Turning
Liberalism is an ideology doomed to failure. 123
The Real Civil Rights Story - Labels Are Relative - Where Was
the Outrage? - What Liberals Really Believe
Military Strength deters aggression. 135
Peace Through Strength - Our Founding Fathers on Strength
- The Great Appeasers - The American Neville Chamberlain
Society
National Security is the first responsibility
of the federal government. 147
The Wrong Kind of Tolerance - Costing American Lives - Nukes, Nukes, Who Has the
Nukes? - The Delicate Balance
Oppression should not be fueled by
American capitalism. 155
The Soviets Redux - Feeding The Beast - The Unholy Alliance
- Taiwan; Where Will We Stand? - Capitalism's Mortal Enemy
- Wretched Human Rights Record
Political Correctness is the liberal version
of fascism. 167
Frank Sinatra, Chairperson of the Board - Gentlemen, Start Your Native Americans - PC,
B.S. - Politically Incorrect; The Ultimate Sin - Imitation Is the Most Sincere Form of . . .
Racism? - Political Correctness: The Profile of a Killer
Quotas are wrong. 179
Where Did Quotas Come From? - In Quota Denial - Who's Harmed by Quotas - Color-
blind Is Not the Goal - End It, Don't Mend It
Reagan was right. 191
That Vision Thing - The Shaping of Reaganism - Reagan Governs
- The Reagan Legacy - The Bear Takes a Direct Hit - Underestimate Him At Your Peril
Schools are best run by local people
on the local level. 203
Are Public Schools Really that Bad? - Just Throw More Money - Does Size Matter? -
School Choice Empowers the Poor
Tax Rates should be flat and fair. 213
Less Is More - Who Really Pays the Taxes? - What's Fair?
- You Buy, You Pay
Unions have outlived their usefulness. 223
'It's My God-given Right' - Stay with Us, the Mediocre - Collective Extortion - Daddy,
Don't You Work so Fast - Is It Love to Hate or
Hate to Love? - You Got a Problem with That? - It's the Union Thugs, Not the Workers
Vigilance is the price of freedom. 235
The Obvious Threat to Freedom - The Enemy Within - The China Syndrome - The
America-haters Among Us
Welfare robs people of their dignity
and is the poison of capitalism. 247
It's A . . . Nutritional Program. That's The Ticket. - Does Welfare Help Poverty? - Whose
Responsibility Is It? - Homeless - Corporate Welfare
- Welfare for the New Millennium
Xenophobia is at the root of protectionism. 263
Value Drives the Market - Labor Pains - Are Foreigners Buying Up this Country? -
Proceed with Caution
You and You Alone are ultimately responsible
for your own destiny. 271
Big Tobacco Made Me Do It - Choose Your Crutch - Personal Irresponsibility Horror
Stories
Zero Tolerance is the only way to effectively
deal with crime. 277
Boot Camps - What We Need Is a Singapore Cane - Crackin' the Whip in America -
Enough Is Enough
Epilogue 285
Notes 287
Appendixes 307
Index 309

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-308) and index.

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