by Larry Elder | Dec 18, 2003 | POLITICS
Talk about going down in a blaze of glory. Despite Saddam Hussein’s stated intention to resist the U.S.-led coalition, the U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division found him in a 6-foot by 8-foot “spider hole” just large enough for a man to lie down, 10 miles... by Heike Berthold | Dec 17, 2003 | POLITICS
On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers launched their fragile first plane, catapulting us into the Century of Flight. Starting with a linen-and-fabric machine barely controllable aloft, aviation’s giants have given us routine jet travel as an everyday... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 17, 2003 | Constitution, POLITICS
Lawlessness usually conjures up images of a wild frontier or mobs in the streets. But the painful reality is that the supreme examples of lawlessness in our times are in the august and sedate chambers of the Supreme Court of the United States. If you think the issue... by Onkar Ghate | Dec 17, 2003 | Elections, POLITICS
In upholding the major provisions of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law, the Supreme Court has openly declared that it is legitimate to curtail freedom of speech “marginally” in order to fight government corruption. But the sad reality is that the... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 16, 2003 | POLITICS
One of the reasons our children do not measure up academically to children in other countries is that so much time is spent in American classrooms twisting our history for ideological purposes. “How would you feel if you were a Native American who saw the... by Allen Forkum | Dec 16, 2003 | Foreign Policy, POLITICS
In yet another presidential disappointment, FoxNews reported that Bush Opposes Taiwan Independence. “We oppose any unilateral decision by either China or Taiwan to change the status quo,” Bush told reporters, “and the comments and actions made by the... by Peter Schwartz | Dec 15, 2003 | POLITICS, Racism
Texas A&M president Robert Gates should be praised for announcing that race will no longer be a factor when applications are considered, and that students “should be admitted as individuals, on personal merit–and no other basis.” What is needed... by James Glassman | Dec 15, 2003 | Environment
MILAN, Italy — On many of the walls here at the Feira Milano conference center, site of the giant United Nations meeting on climate change, Green activists have posted flamboyant posters showing a picture of Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla), with a quotation from him:... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 15, 2003 | POLITICS
The capture of Saddam Hussein is good news to virtually everyone, except those who have been looking for a quagmire in Iraq from day one. Back when the war was just getting under way last spring, a dust storm that temporarily stopped the American troops advancing...
