by Robert Garmong | Jul 22, 2005 | POLITICS, Space
As NASA scrambles to make the July 31 window for the troubled launch of space shuttle Discovery, we should recall the first privately funded manned spacecraft, SpaceShipOne, which over a year ago shattered more than the boundary of outer space: it destroyed forever... by Dr Michael Hurd | Jul 21, 2005 | POLITICS
Q: Dr. Hurd, how can someone handle getting older? A: I’m not elderly myself, but here’s what people I know who handle aging successfully have done: 1. Keep busy. A man in his mid-80’s whom I know says that he never lets a day go by where he... by Peter Brookes | Jul 21, 2005 | Cuba & Castro, Europe, POLITICS
Last Thursday, the French embassy in Havana decided to invite Fidel Castro’s communist cronies over to help celebrate France’s Bastille Day — a day similar in significance and symbolism to our Fourth of July.Shamefully, they expressly didn’t... by Walter Williams | Jul 20, 2005 | POLITICS
The slavery reparations shakedown lobby is gearing up for attacks on American industry. They’ve failed in the courts and Congress, so they’re going after weak-kneed CEOs. At the NAACP’s recent annual convention, Dennis C. Hayes, its interim... by Thomas Sowell | Jul 19, 2005 | POLITICS
A recent e-mail from a dedicated teacher illustrates a problem that has received far too little attention. In her kindergarten class was a little black girl who did well except for getting a very obvious question wrong. It turned out that the little girl had no... by Thomas Sowell | Jul 18, 2005 | POLITICS
There have been many bitter complaints from teachers and principals about the Bush administration’s “No Child Left Behind” act — and more specifically about having to “teach to the test” instead of doing whatever teachers and... by Our Readers | Jul 18, 2005 | POLITICS
G8 Aids Terrorism Dear Editor: The G8 leaders’ decision to give billions of dollars to the Palestinian Authority in the aftermath of the terrorist bombings in London will only encourage more terrorism. A large portion of this money will no doubt find its way... by Matt Lawton | Jul 17, 2005 | POLITICS
While the nation debates the future of Corporation for Public Broadcasting, I have one question: Is it becoming increasingly obvious to anyone else that there are moral and practical flaws in a publicly financed media? Since its inception in 1967, the Corporation for... by David Holcberg | Jul 17, 2005 | Religion
After the terrorist attacks of September 11, President Bush declared: “These acts of violence against innocents violate the fundamental tenets of the Islamic faith.” But the Muslim murderer of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh knows better than our president,...
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