Shooting Down Missile Critics

American know-how can surmount virtually any obstacle. Yet we’re to believe that missile defense is impossible? Baloney. To hear some critics tell it, America’s planned missile-defense system is based on the B-movie fantasies of former actor President...

Great Job! You’re Fired

Companies are usually rewarded when they do a good job. They make more money. They gain more customers. They even win awards from their peers. But apparently that’s not the case when a company’s business is improving big-city education. In too many cities...

Dealing with the China-Taiwan Puzzle

As the guarantor of regional security in Asia, the United States should be paying closer attention to the military buildup and strident anti-Taiwan rhetoric of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Other nations may be able to dismiss these threats as just...

Bull Fighting: Are We in a Bull or Bear Market?

I’ve made some good money in the strong recovery that began April 4, and you probably have, too. And all along I’ve been saying it’s nothing but a great big wonderful bear market rally. I must say, I’ve caught myself this week hoping the market...

Downey Supporters Only Half Right

Award-winning actor Robert Downey Jr. has been arrested again. Before Tuesday’s arrest on drug charges, he already faced the possibility of nearly five years in prison for charges stemming from his arrest last November in Palm Springs. Now state officials have...

Bush’s Environmental Guacamole

Christie Todd Whitman has committed some of the Bush administration’s biggest gaffes to date — most infamously, her ill-fated crusade to drastically reduce carbon dioxide emissions at all costs to thwart alleged global warming. Bush Republicans are right...