Who are the two boldestrncolumnists writing today?rnYou can make a strong case forrnThomas sowell and Don Feder. See forrnyourself. Take their two new books FREErnwith trial membership In thernConservative Book Club.rnThe most powerful iruUctment ever writtenrnabout the education mess — ThomasrnSowell’s…rnINSIDE AMERICAN EDUCATIONrn”The American system of education is bankrapt,” charges Thomas Sowell,rnpointing out that even those who know this are helpless to reform it. “We need tornface the harsh reality of the kind of people we are dealing with, the kind of bitterrnfight we can expect if we try to disturb their turf.” Dr. Sowell piles up proof withrnexample after example. Among the hundreds:rnJust how incompetent a teacher can be and still keep the job was illustratedrnby an extreme case m South Carolina, where a school tried to get rid of arnteacher who had been wamed repeatedly about her poor teaching and poorrnEnglish. At a hearing where she was given a ten-word vocabulary test, sherncould neither pronounce nor define the word “agrarian.” She could pronouncernthe word “suffrage” but defined it as “people suffering from somernreason or other.” The word “ratify” she defined as “to get rid ofrnsomething.” In her own defense, she said: “I’m not saying I was the best, butrnI don’t think I did more harm than anyone else.” A judge ordered herrnreinstated.rnWalter Williams, himself a distinguished professor of economics, sums up Dr.rnSowell’s achievement in the Washingon Times:rn”We all know about the poor and deteriorating state of education inrnAmerica, but we don’t know all die reasons why. Inside American Educationrngives us the liillest list of particulars tiiat I have seen . . . names, datesrnV and places on how the education establishment from kindergarten to coDegernis destroying our children’s prospects for tiie ftiture, all the while taking taxpayers,rnparents and private foundations to die cleaners.”rnYm donH have to be Jewish tornrgoice in Don Feder^s…rnA JEWISH CONSERVATIVErnLOOKS AT PAGAN AMERICArnIn fact, we can’t imagine any right-tiiinking person of any faith not saluting DonrnFeder’s new book. He isn’t one of tiiose who think tiiat a free maricet is all thatrnAmerica needs, or anotiier Republican in the White House. He zeroes in on therndefining issues of our time, die ones tiiat make us what we are:rnsexual morals • the culhire • abortion • humanismrn• the media • feminismrnHUMAN EVENTS calls it “brilliant,” adds:rn”Orthodox Christians w i want to stand up and cheer Feder’s chapters on tiiernfamily, faith, homosexuality, die New Age, morality and sexuality, AIDS andrnsex education, tiie media, drugs and crime, pornography, abortion andrneutiianasia, feminism and die culture Feder’s chapter on Judaism is iadispensablernfor anyone who has wondered why so many Jews — the originalrnetiiical monotiieists — seem hopelessly wedded to ultialiberalism and radicalrnsecularism Feder points with hope to die growing Orthodox Jewish community,rnwhose values and politics mirror tiiose of die Christian Right.”rnHOW to get BOTH booksrn(worth $44.94) FREE JrnHow the Oub WorksrnEvery 4 weeks (13 times a year) you g!t a free copy of the Club Bulletin which offers yournthe Featured Selection plus a good choice of Alternates — all of interest to conservatives.rn* If you want the Featured Selection, do nothing; it will come automatically. •* If yourndon’t want the FeaUired Selection, or you do want an Alternate, indicate your wishes onrnthe handy card enclosed with your Bulletin and return it by the deadline date. • Thernm^ority of Club books are offered at 20-50% discounts, plus a charge for shipping andrnhandling. • As soon as you buy and pay for 3 books at regular Club prices, your membershiprnmay be ended at any time, eidier by you or by the Club. * If you ever receive arnFeatured Selection without having had 10 days to decide if you want it, you may return itrnat Club expense for full credit. • Good service. No computers! * The Oub will offerrnr^ular Superbargains, mostly at 70-90% discounts plus shipping and handling. Superbargainsrndo NOT count toward fiilfiUing your Oub obligation, but do enable you to buyrnfine books at giveaway prices. * Only one membership per household.rn711 CONSERVATIVE I ! ! BOOK CLUBrn33 Oakland Avenue • Harrison, N.Y. 10528rnPlease accept my membership in tiie Club and send, free and postpaid,rnThomas Sowell’s $24.95 Inside American Education PLUS Don FeJer’srn$19.99 A Jewish Conservative Looks at Pagan America. I agree to bfxy 3rnadditional books at regular Club bargain prices over die next 18 mondis. Irnalso agree to die Club rules spelled out in this coupon, c C U L • 9 5rnNamernAddressrnCity _State_ _Zip_rnrnrn