Peace in the Middle East: Democracy Guarantees Nothing
Bush’s assertion that Palestinians should elect someone not “compromised” by terror is regretfully unrealistic.
Holding Syria Accountable
Following the horrific events of September 11, President George W. Bush bravely asserted his administration’s policy toward terrorism. The United States, from here out, was to hold not only terrorist organizations, but also state sponsors of terrorism,...Clearing the Way for Real Airport Security
Did you hear the one about the 87-year-old grandmother who had her knitting needles taken away by airport security? They were afraid she was going to knit an Afghan. That is just one of many jibes at the fraudulent airport security measures adopted since September 11....Naming Names in “Africa-America”
Did anyone ever call Franklin D. Roosevelt a “Dutch American” or Dwight Eisenhower a “German American”? It would have been resented, not only by them and their supporters, but by Americans in general. These men were Americans — not...Rebuilding the WTC: Anything Less Is Suicide
As both an architect and architectural historian–that is, as someone who cares about buildings nearly as much as I care about my friends and family–I felt like I lost an old friend on September 11 when the towers of the World Trade Center crumbled to the...Corporate Scandals: Where the Real Accountability Lies
By centralizing how accounting must be performed, Congress is trying to control the quality and content of information necessary for the markets to function properly. Once information is in the hands of the government, it’s only a short walk to actually dictating and managing outcomes.
