by Nicholas Provenzo | Oct 20, 2002 | POLITICS
By definition, every dictatorship’s hands are drenched in blood, yet some people still think they can be placated by simply appeasing them. Consider the revelation that the Stalinist dictatorship of North Korea now has nuclear weapons, despite promises to the... by Ellen Kenner | Oct 20, 2002 | Psychology & Living
What is sex? I can picture asking an adolescent boy this question and he’d say “You don’t know…?!”
by Radley Balko | Oct 20, 2002 | POLITICS
At about the same time a hodgepodge of protesters descended on Washington, D.C. last month to protest capitalism, globalization and free trade, the United Nations and the Institute for International Studies released a triad of studies declaring that humanity is, for... by Carter Laren | Oct 19, 2002 | POLITICS
As executives from almost every studio chatter nervously about the need for better “content protection” technology, those responsible for piracy continue to hide somewhere Hollywood hasn’t bothered looking: the mirror. “Piracy is a huge... by Adam Wallace | Oct 19, 2002 | Africa, WORLD
Wade and other African leaders who are trying to create conditions favorable for investment do need Western assistance, but they don’t need handouts. They need trade-friendly policies, not the usual song and dance on foreign aid. It’s the only way to steer them off “the wrong road” — and put them on the path to prosperity.
by Daniel Pipes | Oct 19, 2002 | POLITICS
The very first line of defense for the U.S. homeland consists of those who issue visas (the consular division of the State Department) and those who control the borders (the Immigration and Naturalization Service, or INS). Trouble is, neither of those agencies has... by Larry Wortzel | Oct 18, 2002 | POLITICS
Who knows more about the latest Hollywood blockbuster — the people who read the reviews or the people who see the movie? The second group, obviously. The others must depend on the reviewer, who decides what’s worth going to see and what isn’t.... by Thomas Sowell | Oct 18, 2002 | Guns, POLITICS
It was perhaps inevitable that the recent sniper killings in the Washington area suburbs would be seized upon by advocates of gun control. Like so much in the agenda of the political left, gun control arguments would collapse like a house of cards if people just... by Radley Balko | Oct 17, 2002 | POLITICS
This time, it’s a traveling museum exhibit entitled “Target America: Traffickers, Terrorists and You.” The exhibit harmonizes chunks of World Trade Center rubble and pictures of the scarred Pentagon with paraphernalia seized in international drug...
