The Phyllis Schlafly Report

America Must Choose: Open Borders or Civil Liberties

“They are coming after us, they want to execute attacks. . . . The threat environment today is as bad as it was the summer before Sept. 11.” In his October 17, 2002 appearance before the congressional joint intelligence committees, CIA Director George J. Tenet asserted that prior to 9/11 he was convinced that Osama bin Laden was planning to kill Americans, “and we reported these threats urgently.”

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Phyllis Schlafly

Stand Your Ground, Mr. President

The American servicemen who flew an AC-130 and mistakenly bombed dozens of civilians in remote Afghan villages last week can thank their lucky stars that their Commander-in-Chief is George W. Bush, not Al Gore.

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Phyllis Schlafly

Special-Interest Lobbyists Overlooked By The Media

DACOWITS has demanded that women be assigned to submarines, to the crews of Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (the vehicles that launch rockets during land-combat operations), to the helicopter crews of Special Operations units such as the Army Rangers, and even to land combat units that directly engage the enemy.

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Phyllis Schlafly

Feminism Meets Terrorism

One of the unintended consequences of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 was the dashing of feminist hopes to make America a gender-neutral or androgynous society. New York City’s fireMEN dared to charge up the stairs of the burning Twin Towers, and the firefighters’ death tally was: men 343, women 0.

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Equal Rights

The Fight Ain’t Over

When Congress sent the equal rights amendment to the states for ratification in 1972, era opponents warned of dire consequences: co-ed bathrooms, women drafted into the military, the repeal of spousal support laws.

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September 27, 2024