Guideposts magazine devoted the opening pages of its April issue to reminiscences about its founder, Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, who died last December, on Christmas Eve, at the age of 95. Dr. Peale had been world-famous for his relentless optimism, his “strong belief in the power of prayer” and “strong belief in God,” and, most...

Noncompliance with the 1990 census was massive: the Wall Street Journal reported on May 21 that only 75 percent of the forms had been filled out and sent in, “down from 90 percent a decade ago.” That’s good. Passive resistance against such intrusions is the least we should expect of ourselves as citizens. Thirty years...