A “little Caesar,” before it referred to a pizza delivery mascot, used to refer to a petty official — or gangster — with delusions of grandeur, the type who seeks power for the pleasure of abusing it. The Enron investigation is making it clear that the Senate is full of these characters. At first, when […]

On Oct. 7, 1998, two thugs killed gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard. HBO recently moved up the airdate for “The Laramie Project,” its Matthew Shepard movie, in order to beat NBC’s soon-to-air movie about the same murder. Killers kidnapped and robbed Shepard, apparently because of Shepard’s sexual orientation, tied him to a fence, […]

American companies are incorporating into Bermuda to lower their taxes. Some people suggest that this growing trend is unpatriotic. In reality, these companies are acting in the spirit of America’s original patriots. The New York Times reported1 that these companies usually keep their main offices in the states and thus retain the security, legal system […]

Skategate, international scandal! Frankly, some of us expected a few eyebrows to raise when, during a retrospective piece on the 1972 Munich Olympics, NBC referred to the terrorists who killed 11 Israeli athletes as “commandos.” But we digress. Try and follow the logic of the “resolution” of Skategate. In a controversial 5-4 decision, the pairs […]

Don’t make the fatal mistake of believing government can’t do anything right. No organization could expand to the point of commanding a budget in excess of two trillion dollars and be completely inept — not even the bumbling bureaucracy in Washington. Although the state relies on the threat of force to fund that budget, most […]

Many people assume that they can’t accomplish their goals until they have “the right motivation.” They will even seek psychological help in order to establish “the right motivation” before taking any steps towards a goal. This is a mistake — and an amazingly common one. Don’t fall for it. If you don’t feel sufficiently motivated […]

Run to the grocery store this week and buy the Feb. 25, 2002, issue of People magazine. The cover photo is a special, double-paged layout that you must see. No, it’s not a Victoria’s Secret model shoot. No, it’s not the cast of “Friends” or “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” It’s a group picture of mothers […]

When California Republicans vote in next Tuesday’s primary, they will face a much less difficult choice for their party’s nomination for governor than they had just a few weeks ago. Until recently, liberal Republican Richard Riordan, former mayor of Los Angeles, was running ahead of Democratic Governor Gray Davis in the polls, while conservative Republican […]