THIS WEEK MARKS 25 YEARS of America's appeasement toward Iran, which began in earnest on November 4, 1979, the day Iran declared war on America. Ayatollah Khomeini's thugs stormed the U.S. embassy in Teheran, Iran, and held 52 Americans as prisoners for 444 days....
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Four More Years
George W. Bush won. Sen. John Kerry gave a concession speech, but not until 2 p.m. ET Wednesday did he say, "It is now clear that even when all the provisional ballots are counted -- which they will be -- there won't be enough outstanding votes for us to able to win...
A Narrow Escape
Although more people voted for President Bush than for any other President in American history, it was still a narrow victory -- and a narrow escape for this great nation. Can you imagine what it would be like to have a Massachusetts liberal filling the federal courts...
Is Politics The Way?
Black politicians and the civil rights establishment take it as an act of faith that progress for black people requires racial politics and government programs. How about examining this vision with a few simple, common-sense questions? Whether you're black, white or...
United Nations Relief and Works Agency: Beyond the Headlines
The headlines are shocking enough: "Child Shot in UNRWA School Dies." "Israeli Gunfire Hits 11-Year-Old Girl …in an UNRWA School." So, too, are the accompanying statistics: "On June 1, two 10-year-old boys in UNRWA's Al-Umariye Elementary Boys' School in Rafah were...
John Kerry in Vietnam: A Charlatan?
Men who have been in combat together often form a bond that lasts long after the war is over. It is hard to think of a single example of men who faced enemy fire side by side and who later publicly denounced each other. The glaring exceptions are the men who served...
The Mythical Capitalist Threat: Billionaire George Soros vs. Capitalism
The admirers of billionaire George Soros’s essay have no more knowledge concerning the actual nature of laissez-faire capitalism than George Soros does.
Anti-Kerryites Against Bush
I've finally decided to support John Kerry in this election. (And, in true Kerry fashion, I'm voting against him, but more on that later.) While I find Kerry repugnant, I believe George Bush threatens America's freedom more. That's why I'm an "anti-Kerryite against...
Drafts–Real and Imagined
If you are John Kerry, how do you strike fear in the hearts of twenty-somethings--a demographic that typically leans left but is notoriously unlikely to show up at the polls on Election Day? One way is to hint that your opponent plans to draft them into the military....
Hail to the Chief, No Matter Who He Is
"You are a flaming Bush-loving Republican idiot." So began an e-mail I received this morning about last Friday's column. There have been dozens like it in recent weeks because I've dared to be bullish on growth and tech, and because I've dared to argue that the stock...
9/10 vs. 9/12 on 11/2
"I can wage a better war on terror than George Bush has." So speaks Senator Kerry in the U.S. presidential campaign's final days, again reminding voters that the key issue in this race remains as it was a year earlier - deciding which candidate will better protect...
Endorsements for President Bush
President Bush received a heck of an endorsement this week: from Hasan Rowhani, head of Iran's Security Council. This should give pause to those who think that Mr. Bush is viewed everywhere as an enemy by America's enemies, and Senator Kerry as their friend. In fact,...
In the Mold of Jimmy Carter: The Kerry Tax Plan
The concept of supply and demand is a powerful mechanism to frame decisions and likely consequences. For example, suppose the price for red apples is $1.00 per pound today, but increases to $2.00 per pound tomorrow. We are happy to go out on a limb and predict that...
The Imperfect President And His Dangerous Opponent
Q: I have read your article entitled "Election 2004: Looking Ahead While Living Today" and while I am leaning towards voting for Bush for the very same reasons you list, I was wondering how you respond to the following quote by Ayn Rand: "A half-battle is worse than...
Bush the Radical; Kerry the Reactionary
The Middle East has so defined the presidency of George W. Bush that historians will, I expect, judge him primarily according to his actions there. And so, too, will American voters in just more than a week, when they go to the polls. It has not been fully appreciated...
Citizen Change: Voting Zombies
As in years past, the weeks and months leading up to the 2004 presidential election have been laced with stern reminders about the importance of voting. But while every citizen has a right to vote on election day, none has an obligation. In fact, morally, many have an...
Shall We Dance: An Invitation to the Dance
Though no one will mistake Shall We Dance for a classic Fred Astaire musical, director Peter Chelsom's romantic dance comedy makes you want to grab a dish and dance 'til dawn. The jovial remake, based on director Masayuki Suo's Japanese movie of the same name and...
Media Disgrace: Missing Weapons of Almost Mass Destruction
As if to prove that the Dan Rather forged document scandal was not just an isolated incident, CBS News was ready to run another bogus story against President Bush on "60 Minutes" -- right before the election -- until an old NBC report surfaced, showing that the great...
Anti-Bushites for Bush
In the months before the 1972 election, Ayn Rand gave her recommendation for voting in that year's presidential election: "I am not an admirer of President Nixon, as my readers know. But I urge every able-minded voter, of any race, creed, color, age, sex, or political...
My Saturday with the Air Force Reserves
While watching on television the horror of Sept. 11, 2001, my radio program engineer, Greg Nercessian -- newly married and planning to start a family -- felt he had to do something. With the blessing of his understanding and supportive wife, he joined the Air Force...
John Kerry For President
The first presidential election since the act of war on September 11, 2001, offers a clear choice for the so-called war on terrorism, a term which is precisely the problem. As others have pointed out, terrorism is a tactical means to an end: America is engaged in a...
Report From the Future: Health Care In the Year 2024
The Presidential Election in 2024 might hinge on the present health care crisis, but none of the candidates have been able to propose any solutions. The band-aid since the last Democratic Administration (2016) has been three increases in the "temporary" health care...
The Meaning of the Right to Vote
Every Election Day politicians, intellectuals, and activists propagate a seemingly patriotic but utterly un-American idea: the notion that our most important right--and the source of America's greatness--is the right to vote. According to former President Bill...
Economic Efficiency Scores: How Should You Vote?
When you vote for a member of the House of Representatives or the Senate, what should be your selection criteria? I'm all too afraid that most Americans, were they to be honest, would answer that they'd vote for the person who has pushed or will push for legislation...
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