by Jeff Jacoby | Jun 11, 2003 | Europe, POLITICS
The handshakes in Evian were polite. The conversations were civil. Unlike the tens of thousands of European demonstrators who took to the streets to protest, none of the presidents or prime ministers at last week’s Group of Eight summit in France raised his... by Thomas Sowell | Jun 10, 2003 | POLITICS
Major league umpires are complaining about an electronic device that is being used to check how accurately they are calling balls and strikes. They say that the device itself is too variable to be relied on. Whatever the merits of each side in this issue, it all... by Bruce Bartlett | Jun 10, 2003 | Education, POLITICS
Conservatives everywhere were celebrating last week with the announcement that Howell Raines was forced out as executive editor of The New York Times. Raines had pushed the paper yet further to the left and had done so in ways that were intended to be as irritating to... by Edwin Feulner | Jun 9, 2003 | POLITICS
Let’s face it: Perfect safety doesn’t exist. No matter what we do, there will always be those who want to kill us because they hate our freedoms, because they hate freedom, or just because they hate Americans.That’s why we need a missile-defense... by Radley Balko | Jun 9, 2003 | POLITICS
The fat cops are on the prowl again. Not content with the current spate of obesity-inspired lawsuits, “nutrition” interests have taken to the state legislatures, looking to pass “menu labeling” laws that will pave the way for, yes, even more... by Dr Michael Hurd | Jun 8, 2003 | POLITICS
“Codependent” basically means taking too much responsibility for somebody else, materially and/or psychologically. It means a lack of personal boundaries, a willingness to sacrifice yourself to help somebody else (even if the sacrifice is unwanted or... by Walter Williams | Jun 7, 2003 | POLITICS
Few Americans have heard of the National Slave Memorial Act (HR 196) that proposes to erect a National Slave Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Last year, Sen. Trent Lott made this suggestion whilst groveling at the feet of black politicians and civil... by Bruce Bartlett | Jun 7, 2003 | POLITICS
On May 29, London’s Financial Times reported some startling news about the U.S. national debt. Instead of being about $3.5 trillion, as commonly understood, it was actually $44 trillion, according to a suppressed Treasury Department report by economists Kent... by Daniel Pipes | Jun 6, 2003 | POLITICS
A day after suicide bombers killed 29 people in Morocco in mid-May, that country’s interior minister noted that the five nearly simultaneous attacks “bear the hallmarks of international terrorism.” More strongly, the Moroccan justice minister...
