by Daniel Pipes | Dec 9, 2002 | POLITICS
Bush administration officials and leading U.S. senators responded very differently to the news that Princess Haifa al-Faisal, wife of the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, had given many thousands of dollars to a person connected to two of the 9/11... by Tom DeWeese | Dec 8, 2002 | POLITICS, United Nations
The UN is the protector of the innocent, the poor and the hungry. I know it’s true because I read it in United Nation’s propaganda. And, pity the unappreciated UN, with its noble mission. Because greedy nations like the United States just won’t pay... by Joseph Kellard | Dec 8, 2002 | POLITICS
No more corrupt yet popular reason exists for opposing military strikes against Islamic terrorist states out to destroy America. The reasoning goes like this: these states are “sovereign” and thereby immune from preemptive attacks. “We are really... by Wayne Dunn | Dec 8, 2002 | POLITICS
“Suicide bombers twist true Islam.” So goes Muslim apologists’ standard song and dance. Well, let’s test their theory out with a little dance of our own, one I call the “Islam Twist.” Here’s how it’s done. First we... by Daniel Pipes | Dec 7, 2002 | Middle East & Israel, POLITICS
Has anyone noticed the difference in the way America’s two wars are approached? When the subject is Iraq, the U.S. government is proactive, articulate and specific. But when it comes to militant Islam, officialdom is reactive, awkward and vague. Take the issue... by Dr Michael Hurd | Dec 7, 2002 | POLITICS
You know that when politicians start talking “tax holidays” and “temporary tax cuts” that something’s amiss. For years, conservatives have argued that tax cuts (especially across- the-board tax cuts which lower the marginal rate and the... by Paul Rosenzweig | Dec 7, 2002 | POLITICS
Some call it a necessary step to heal long-standing racial inequality. Others call it a system of racial discrimination no better than apartheid in South Africa. It’s affirmative action on campus — and thanks to the Supreme Court, the controversial... by Jeff Jacoby | Dec 6, 2002 | POLITICS
Anyone familiar with the argot of modern identity politics should be able to fill the blanks in this quotation from the student newspaper at Amherst College. The speaker is explaining why the minority group he belongs to should be granted its own... by James Glassman | Dec 6, 2002 | POLITICS
In turbulent times, tastes typically turn to the tried and true. For instance, investors usually flee volatile stocks in favor of shares in the big drug companies, which keep churning out good profits, whatever the economic conditions. After all, people get sick...
