Shallow Hollywood Double Standard

So, here’s the movie pitch: There’s an average-looking guy seeking a lifelong female companion, who adamantly adheres to one rule — no cigarette smoking. He meets, however, an attractive, smart, witty, vibrant person of good character with one flaw:...

The Underminers, Part II

Why do they hate us so? And what can we do to understand their point of view? These seem to be the big questions for a large segment of the intelligentsia, whether in the media or academia, as well as various politicians and activists. Many of the very people who ask...

Profiling Needed

Standing in long lines to pass through airport security, I thought: Where’s racial and sexual profiling now when it can benefit most, if not all, passengers? You say: “What’s wrong with you, Williams? Everybody knows that profiling has been declared...

War Powers Without War

There has been much talk recently about using lawsuits or congressional hearings to challenge the expansion of presidential power since Sept. 11. Immediate congressional action on this issue is crucially important — not to revoke these powers, which are mostly...

The Underminers

The headline on the cover of the November 12th issue of The New Republic magazine read “Losing the War,” and the cover featured a caricature of President Bush in a ridiculous pose, and with a ridiculous expression on his face, winding up to throw missiles....

A Dynamite Economics Department

Reporting their findings in the February 2001 Applied Economics Letters — a British professional journal — Professors Franklin G. Mixon Jr. and Kamal P. Upadhyaya rank economics departments in the U.S. South. The rankings are based upon faculty research...

A Patriotic Professor is Falsely Accused

A week after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on America, four Muslim students claimed that their public college professor called them “Nazis,” “murderers” and “terrorists.” The media ate up the story. Muslim activists rallied. School...

California to Punish Excellence

University of California Regents recently voted to change their admissions criteria. Previously, the UC system (consisting of nine universities) chose half of its incoming class primarily on test scores and grades. The admissions department selected the remainder...

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