Why Christmas Should be More Commercial

by | Dec 25, 2001 | POLITICS

Christmas in America is an exuberant display of human ingenuity, capitalist productivity, and the enjoyment of life. Yet all of these are castigated as “materialistic”; the real meaning of the holiday, we are told, is assorted Nativity tales and altruist...

How John Walker Turned into a Taliban Terrorist

by | Dec 24, 2001 | POLITICS

It isn’t the case that the parents of John Walker — the Marin County child of privilege turned Taliban terrorist — never drew the line with their son. True, they didn’t do so when he was 14 and his consuming passion was collecting hip-hop CDs...

Rocky Mountain Bigot?

by | Dec 23, 2001 | POLITICS

NBA Denver Nuggets coach Dan Issel, after another tough loss at the buzzer, walked off the court toward the locker room. A fan, however, taunted the white coach, calling out, “Issel sucks.” Issel angrily fired back, “Hey, go buy another beer. Go...

Yassar Arafat’s Suicide Factory

by | Dec 23, 2001 | POLITICS

In declaring his own war on terrorism last week, Israel’s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon made a surprising claim. He said that Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, “is responsible for everything that is happening here,” a reference to the onslaught of...

The Virtue of Individualism

by | Dec 23, 2001 | CULTURE

Success and happiness are possible to all of us–regardless of our raw intelligence, race, sex, or background; we must simply be self-interested, not selfless. We must follow our dreams and our goals with our own thought and effort.

University Professors vs. America

by | Dec 22, 2001 | Education, POLITICS

Many simply shake their heads in confusion and disbelief at reports of peace rallies on college campuses from coast to coast. At such an unprecedented time of pro-American sentiments, and in light of the magnitude of horror of September 11, it seems almost impossible...