by Peter Brookes | Jun 17, 2006 | POLITICS
Some see it as a NATO counterweight. Others call it a Club for Dictators – or at least near-dictators. Some consider it an anti-American stalking horse for Chinese and or Russian hegemony, with the potential to become “OPEC with nukes.” Whatever: The... by Alan Caruba | Jun 16, 2006 | POLITICS
As the price of gasoline and the myriad products that utilize petroleum in their manufacture rises, Americans are going to ask why the Congress has resisted accessing the billions of barrels’ worth of oil and natural gas in our offshore continental shelf. As the... by Dr Michael Hurd | Jun 15, 2006 | POLITICS
I am, of course, delighted by the death of terrorist ringleader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Iraq. I’m glad that he apparently had a chance to suffer before actually dying. I have no illusions that al-Zarqawi’s death will have any major impact on terrorism in... by Our Readers | Jun 14, 2006 | POLITICS
European Governments Have No Right To Take Over Apple’s Itunes Dear Editor:European governments have no right to force Apple to make downloads from iTunes compatible with the products of its rivals.If music listeners don’t like the limitations of... by Jason Hoskin | Jun 13, 2006 | Free Speech, POLITICS
On April 11, 2006, the University of Southern California Objectivist Club sponsored an event titled “Free Speech and the Danish Cartoons: A Panel Discussion” which was attended by more than 300 people. Many critics on the Left grudgingly uphold the right... by Thomas Sowell | Jun 12, 2006 | POLITICS
Random thoughts on the passing scene: When you have 90 percent of what you want, think twice before insisting on the other 10 percent. I have never understood stuttering. Once I heard a well-known economist who stuttered spend 45 minutes singing humorous,... by Rob Tarr | Jun 11, 2006 | POLITICS, War with Iran
Fantastic news recently! It was widely reported Thursday that a diplomatic solution was finally found regarding the Iran nuke situation! Yes, the three years of apparently useless jibber-jabbering by Europeans has finally paid off big-time! (Shame on me for having... by Nile Gardiner | Jun 10, 2006 | POLITICS, Terrorism
The killing by U.S. forces of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, is a major turning point in the war on terrorism. The course of history is shaped by major events, and this is one of them. The elimination of one of the world’s most... by Walter Williams | Jun 9, 2006 | POLITICS
John Stossel, ABC’s “20/20” anchorman, has a recently released book about the various untruths we accept, many from the media and academic elite. The book is appropriately titled “Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity.” Being a longtime...
