by Leonardo F. Urbano | Mar 10, 2003 | POLITICS
The Penn’s Landing redevelopment issue in Philadelphia raises an interesting and concrete example of the relationship between government and public property development and improvement. We would all like to see something beautiful and valuable happen on the... by Ralph R. Reiland | Mar 10, 2003 | POLITICS
Writing from death row, ex-Black Panther minister of information Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted murderer of 25-year-old Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner, states that America’s impending war in Iraq is simply a case of white capitalists killing for oil:... by Daniel Pipes | Mar 8, 2003 | Middle East & Israel, POLITICS
Consistency and predictability are core strengths of George W. Bush as a politician. Be the issue domestic (taxes, education) or foreign (terrorism, Iraq), once he settles on a policy he sticks with it. There is no ambiguity, no guessing what his real position might... by Don Luskin | Mar 8, 2003 | POLITICS
When antitrust cases are about complex technical subjects like Microsoft and the market for PC operating systems, or Hughes/Echostar and the market for satellite TV broadcasting, it’s easy just to throw up your hands and assume that the government’s... by John Bragg | Mar 8, 2003 | POLITICS
President Bush said in his press conference this week that “the fundamental question facing the Security Council is will its words mean anything; when the Security Council speaks, will the words have merit and weight?” That question, frankly, does not... by Alan Caruba | Mar 8, 2003 | POLITICS
The shouting match that broke out at the March 1 “Arab Summit” in Sharm El-Sheikh, an Egyptian Red Sea resort, was instructive on a number of levels. What it mostly confirmed was that even Arabs don’t like (or trust) Arabs. Behind all the wrangling... by Don Luskin | Mar 7, 2003 | POLITICS
We may be facing an unusual moment in the history of market valuations in which both risk and expected returns are on the rise at the same time — and unfortunately, at the moment risk is winning. Clearly, fears of the domestic consequences of possible war with... by Onkar Ghate | Mar 7, 2003 | POLITICS
If President Bush makes the solemn decision to go to war with Iraq, he must not shackle our nation–as he did in Afghanistan–with his own personal religious or altruistic notions. As President, he has no right to worry about civilian causalities in enemy... by Scott Holleran | Mar 6, 2003 | POLITICS
While one might have concluded that the weekend arrest of Sept. 11 attack coordinator Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was a fundamental blow to America’s enemies, such a conclusion would be a grievous mistake. Attorney General John Ashcroft, citing the capture, boldly...
