by Daniel Pipes | Sep 18, 2002 | Middle East & Israel, POLITICS
Last week, two prominent Middle Easterners traveled to two North American campuses to deliver speeches mainly about the Arab-Israeli conflict. Both met protests. One succeeded in giving the speech; the other did not. Therein hangs a tale. On Monday, former Israeli... by Jeff Jacoby | Sep 18, 2002 | POLITICS
A year later, it is striking how quickly the moral clarity that followed the attacks was beset by moral confusion. Not everywhere, of course. This time around, The New York Times did not mark Sept. 11 with a celebration of terrorism — as opposed to Sept. 11,... by Robert W Tracinski | Sep 18, 2002 | POLITICS
The Bush family has a real talent for losing wars against Iraq, and they seem to be getting more efficient at it. The first President Bush waited until he achieved a crushing victory over Iraq’s armies before capitulating to Saddam Hussein. The second President... by James Glassman | Sep 17, 2002 | POLITICS
If the current bear market hurts, it should. It’s the fourth-worst in modern market history. But here’s balm for aching portfolios: The smart folks at Sanford Bernstein & Co., a value-oriented investment-management firm, tell us that “the key... by Richard M Salsman | Sep 17, 2002 | Business, Taxation, Terrorism
Just as they’ve blurred the distinction between legal tax avoidance and illegal tax evasion, OECD officials have tried to blur the distinction between money-laundering and tax havens — even though the latter involves moving illegally-gained money above-ground, from the “underground economy” while tax avoidance involves legally moving legally-made money to jurisdictions with the lowest tax rates.
by Alex Epstein | Sep 17, 2002 | POLITICS
As a grateful customer of America’s productive businesses–as someone who knows that his well-being depends on yours–I implore you to stop apologizing to your attackers. Stop pledging to “reform,” to become “better corporate... by Daniel Pipes and Lars Hedegaard | Sep 16, 2002 | POLITICS
A Muslim group in Denmark announced last month that a $30,000 bounty would be paid for the murder of several prominent Danish Jews, a threat that garnered wide international notice. Less well known is that this is just one problem associated with Denmark’s... by Michelle Malkin | Sep 16, 2002 | POLITICS
Criminal aliens and their lawyers are rooting mightily for the Senate’s version of the Homeland Security bill now being debated in Washington. That’s because buried in the legislation is a very dangerous proposal to grant unprecedented power to a... by Michelle Malkin | Sep 15, 2002 | POLITICS
Prosecutors snagged their first guilty plea in the Enron energy scandal last month. Former executive Michael Kopper admitted to money laundering and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He has promised to forfeit $12 million in illegal profits, which will be distributed...
