by Michael Marriott | Sep 14, 2004 | Military, POLITICS
Imagine for a moment Donald Trump in front of a corporate board of directors as candidate for the job of CEO. During the course of the interview a director asks Trump about an entry level job as clerk he held thirty plus years ago. The director points out that... by John J. Tkacik Jr. | Sep 14, 2004 | Asia, Military, POLITICS
The power struggle in Beijing between China’s military strongman, Jiang Zemin, and the country’s two reformist government leaders, President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, is of momentous importance to the United States and East Asia. As the Chinese... by Ralph R. Reiland | Sep 13, 2004 | POLITICS, Terrorism
He’s filled with “a sense of dread that we continue to live on borrowed time,” is “frustrated by the sense of denial that pervades so many corners of the federal government,” and sees “a dangerous proclivity among U.S. officials to... by Thomas Sowell | Sep 12, 2004 | POLITICS
Our current unemployment rate — 5.4 percent — is one of the lowest in the world and one of the lowest in our own history. Why then the hysteria about jobs? Because this is an election year and Senator Kerry is desperate for some issue that will rescue his... by Dr Michael Hurd | Sep 11, 2004 | POLITICS, Terrorism
Q: You say that if–when this country is attacked again–John Kerry would probably call the U.N. and “scream for help”. But Kerry told the people of the U.S. that if it was attacked again he would respond or react. So why do you say that he would... by Thomas Sowell | Sep 10, 2004 | POLITICS
Jobs have become a big issue in this election year — which means that it is optimistic to expect a rational discussion. Nothing is discussed more irrationally than “outsourcing.” It is obviously completely misleading to discuss how many jobs American... by James Glassman | Sep 10, 2004 | POLITICS
At last, some good news for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry! A new poll, using a huge sample of 34,330 people, shows Kerry is favored by 26 percentage points over the incumbent president, George W. Bush. The survey, which has Kerry leading, 46 percent to... by Thomas Sowell | Sep 9, 2004 | POLITICS
Our hearts automatically go out to the people of Florida, who are being battered by a series of hurricanes in rapid succession. But we have brains as well as hearts — and the time is long overdue to start using them. Hurricanes come through Florida every year... by Larry Elder | Sep 9, 2004 | POLITICS
Why did the Republicans get a “bounce” after their convention, while the Democrats did not? Many pundits certainly expected a Democratic National Convention bounce. The Los Angeles Times’ Ronald Brownstein, before the DNC, argued that Democratic...
