by James Glassman | Dec 16, 2002 | POLITICS
With phony profits now expected to top $9 billion, WorldCom, Inc, the Mississippi-based telecommunications company, has earned the distinction of committing the worst accounting fraud in American history. As a result, investors have marked down WorldCom’s stock... by David Harsanyi | Dec 16, 2002 | POLITICS
“There is no room for play in Islam… It is deadly serious about everything.” So declared Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, in 1980. Nine years later, Indian-born British author Salman Rushdie discovered the grim consequences of free... by Dr Michael Hurd | Dec 16, 2002 | POLITICS
Of course it was an idiotic thing to say. And of course Senator Lott’s remarks have been taken out of context. Neither of these opposing viewpoints refer to the real issue. The real issue is power. Democrats who now condemn Senator Lott for his apparent racism... by Dr Michael Hurd | Dec 15, 2002 | Foreign Policy
Eight years ago, a particularly stupid U.S. Administration at a particularly stupid juncture in American history offered Communist North Korea a deal: if you don’t develop nuclear weapons, we’ll give you free American oil — at U.S. taxpayer expense.... by Sonia Arrison | Dec 15, 2002 | POLITICS
Earlier this year, Silicon Valley was outraged at a proposal to prohibit the sale of almost any technology unless it contains copy protection standards endorsed by the federal government. While that proposal is unlikely to become law, there’s a similar... by James L Gattuso | Dec 15, 2002 | POLITICS, Technology
Common sense may seem in short supply in today’s litigation-happy world, but it got a boost recently from — of all places — Florida, where a federal judge tossed out a lawsuit claiming that Southwest Airlines’ Web site violated the Americans... by James Glassman | Dec 15, 2002 | POLITICS
Tom Daschle tried to turn the election into a referendum on the economy, blasting the Bush administration for “the worst performance in terms of real economic growth that we have seen in the last 50 years.” However hyperbolic, he raised a paradox: If the... by Nicholas Provenzo | Dec 15, 2002 | POLITICS
Here is an interesting quote by U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz, the federal judge overseeing Sun Microsystems’ request for an injunction against Microsoft, “Capitalism is about making money, but it’s also about something else. It’s also... by Nina Owcharenko | Dec 14, 2002 | POLITICS
It appears high on nearly every wish list President Bush has mentioned for the next Congress: health-care legislation. Why? Because lawmakers can’t wait much longer before they do something about the growing number of Americans who lack health insurance. The...
