by Andrew West | Mar 17, 2003 | Middle East & Israel, POLITICS
I’m in favor of war on Iraq because I don’t want to be killed by terrorists who get access to weapons it’s trying to develop. The World Trade Center attack dramatically alerted Americans to the fact that there are some people in the world who want us... by Scott Holleran | Mar 16, 2003 | Terrorism
This isn’t the Washington of an eighth grade class trip — this is Washington at war.
by Paul Blair | Mar 16, 2003 | POLITICS
France and Germany rejected Britain’s compromise proposal that listed six disarmament conditions for Iraq. Dominique de Villepin, the French foreign minister, said the proposals “do not respond to the questions the international community is asking.”... by James Glassman | Mar 16, 2003 | POLITICS
The following is TCS Host James K. Glassman’s testimony before a hearing on the President’s Economic Growth Proposals before the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives. The Honorable William Thomas, chairman, was presiding. Mr.... by Thomas Sowell | Mar 16, 2003 | POLITICS
While Senate Democrats are filibustering against the nomination of Miguel Estrada to the federal appeals court, liberals in the media are filibustering against conservative judges in general. The hallmark of these liberal media filibusters is that they can find little... by Radley Balko | Mar 15, 2003 | POLITICS
A reader of this column e-mailed an interesting question a few months ago: “We hear all about Richard Mellon Scaife,” he wrote, “but we never hear about who funds the left. Who’s bankrolling the vast left-wing conspiracy?” It’s an... by Robert Garmong | Mar 15, 2003 | POLITICS, Space
When asked how they would “heal” after the loss of space shuttle Columbia, NASA’s engineers responded as one: NASA heals by solving yesterday’s problems and launching the next mission. So, indeed, does the American nation. Thus, before the... by C. Bradley Thompson | Mar 14, 2003 | POLITICS
It is now obvious that American children know very little about the history of their own nation. This past year the U.S. Department of Education released its History Report Card and the results were predictably awful: 57 percent of high school seniors flunked even a... by Brian Riedl | Mar 14, 2003 | POLITICS, Welfare
The 1996 welfare reforms comprised the boldest social policy reform over the last 60 years. Millions of people moved off the government dole and achieved self-sufficiency. Unfortunately, those reforms excluded a rather large segment of society that still considers...