by Jeff Jacoby | Dec 18, 2001 | POLITICS
Last month, retired Marine General Anthony Zinni began a visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authority, the latest in a depressingly long line of US envoys sent to nudge along the Israeli-Arab “peace process.” Zinni’s mission, it is safe to say, will... by Alan Luber | Dec 17, 2001 | POLITICS
I received so much feedback on my column (Stupid Accounting Tricks) that I thought I would respond en masse today and elaborate a bit on the subjects of pro forma accounting and managing earnings. First, the title of my column “Stupid Accounting Tricks”... by George F Smith | Dec 17, 2001 | Military, POLITICS
No organization has done more for the federal government than al Qaeda. What other group could free it of so much restraint? Our elected officials swear to support and defend the U. S. Constitution as part of their oath of office. We, the people, through the... by Robert W Tracinski | Dec 17, 2001 | POLITICS
When Yasser Arafat unleashed his intifada against Israel last year, I named it the “Peace Process War.” I wanted to capture the irony of mob violence and bombings as the culmination of seven years of an alleged “peace process.” I did not... by Don Luskin | Dec 16, 2001 | POLITICS
Deflation is not falling prices. Deflation is not economic contraction. Deflation is when the Fed screws up. The idea of deflation has gotten more play in the press over the last two weeks than it has over the last ten years — thanks to unusual negative readings... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 16, 2001 | POLITICS
One of the most shameless frauds in academia today is the claim that a new “McCarthyism” is threatening academic freedom. According to this new cry of victimhood, conservative groups are “drawing up enemy lists” of professors who are opposed to... by Alan Luber | Dec 15, 2001 | POLITICS
Remember back in high school algebra when you were first introduced to the concept of imaginary numbers? That’s a good way to describe quarterly earnings reports these days — as imaginary numbers. In the old days, when a company reported quarterly... by Michelle Malkin | Dec 15, 2001 | POLITICS
Which is more important: Well-trained Navy pilots or well-rested toads? Increased military preparedness or increased antelope populations? Improved bombing facilities or improved fairy shrimp habitats? The choice of environmental “extremists”, no-growth... by Larry Elder | Dec 15, 2001 | POLITICS
Because of the September 11 terrorist attacks, December 7, 2001, the 60th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, became especially significant. Many children never bothered to ask their parents and grandparents, “Where were you on December 7, 1941?” — the date...
