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2007-06-01T14:24:00.001-04:00

This Week on the Web (May 26 – June 1) ******************************************************************************************** Quote of the Week: Thus, it is not surprising, for example, that the United States enjoys the world’s highest standard of living. This is a direct result of the fact that the United States has the world’s highest energy consumption per capita. The United

2007-05-25T15:07:00.000-04:00

This Week on the Web (May 19 – May 25)******************************************************************************************** Quote of the Week: The idea of Jimmy Carter calling ANY President a bad one, much less THE WORST one, is darkly comical. Actually, it's just plain comical, other than for the fact that life or death issues are at stake when it comes to a President of the

2007-05-18T18:33:00.000-04:00

This Week on the Web (May 12 – May 18)**************************************************************************COMMENTARYStudy of Troops’ Mental Health, Ethics Indicts Bush’s Selfless WarElan Journo, The Ayn Rand Institute (via Principles in Practice)A recently disclosed Pentagon study on the impact of the Iraq war on U.S. combat troops suggests that many are stressed and hold views at odds with

2007-05-11T13:58:00.001-04:00

This Week on the Web (May 5 – May 11) ******************************************************************************************** Quote of the Week: The modern political premise implicitly held by many politicians is that the government owns you, or at least knows what's best for you. This logic requires that the government tell you what you can and should do with your life, such as not

2007-05-04T13:40:00.001-04:00

This Week on the Web (April 28 – May 4)******************************************************************************************** Quote of the Week: The West's survival requires that we wake up and recognize the true character of the enemy we face. We are involved in a clash with a culture that has little regard for the Western values that hold the sanctity of human life dear.

2007-04-27T15:23:00.001-04:00

This Week on the Web (April 21 – April 27) ******************************************************************************************** Picture of the Week: The Latest in "Green Transportation" Vital Signs Blog Ford Motor Company, fast losing ground to its competitors, has moved aggressively into the area of "green transportation" with its 2008 hay-powered Ranchero IV. The company

2007-04-20T15:19:00.000-04:00

This Week on the Web (April 14 – April 20) ******************************************************************************************** Quote of the Week: I realize that CBS has the right to fire any employee for making racist statements and that this is not a violation of their freedom of speech. Only the state can abridge our freedom of speech. Only state action is censorship

2007-04-13T12:43:00.000-04:00

This Week on the Web (April 7 – April 13) ******************************************************************************************** Quote of the Week: Hypocrisy is caused by the failure to think for oneself, and the resulting desire to say or think what you THINK others want you to say or think. Hypocrisy cannot develop if you possess self-esteem. If you possess self-esteem, you are

2007-04-06T14:52:00.000-04:00

This Week on the Web (March 31 – April 6) ******************************************************************************************** Quote of the Week: Envy rests on the false belief that good things happen only through "luck," chance, supernatural forces or sociological, biological destiny. A person doesn't envy another "because he accomplished and I didn't." A person envies another

2007-03-30T15:39:00.000-04:00

This Week on the Web (March 24 – March 30) ******************************************************************************************** COMMENTARY Permission to celebrate Jamestown? Mona Charen, Jewish World Review By all means, let's be honest about American history and admit that American Indians were often mistreated (broken treaties, displacement, murder). The Trail of

2007-03-23T15:59:00.000-04:00

This Week on the Web (March 17 – March 23) ******************************************************************************************** NEWS Iran Is Playing a Growing Role in Iraq Economy New York Times While the Bush administration works to stop Iran from meddling in Iraq, Iranian air-conditioners fill Iraqi appliance stores, Iranian tomatoes ripen on the windowsills of

2007-03-16T15:13:00.000-04:00

This Week on the Web (March 10 – March 16)********************************************************************************** Quote of the Week: “It's this appeasement which is victimizing our troops, not the ‘war-hungry’ mentality the Democrats claim President Bush possesses.” - Michael Hurd Video of the Week: The Great Global Warming Swindle Channel 4 (via YouTube)

2007-03-09T15:05:00.000-05:00

This Week on the Web (March 3 – March 9) ******************************************************************************************** NEWS Gates warns on US immigration curbs Financial Times Speaking before the Senate committee on health, education, labour and pensions, Mr Gates said that tighter US immigration policies – governed partly by concerns over terrorism – were “driving

2007-03-02T13:16:00.000-05:00

This Week on the Web (February 24 – March 2)******************************************************************************************** Quote of the Week: I'm tired of this idea, portrayed in political speeches and songs, about how the United States is "our country" to somehow be "taken back." Nobody owns the United States--not you, not I. All you or I own are what's legally, morally and

2007-02-23T18:32:00.000-05:00

This Week on the Web (February 17 – February 23)********************************************************************************************Quote of the Week:Social Security's advocates continue to push it as moral. Why?The answer lies in the program's ideal of "universal coverage"--the idea that, as a recent New York Times editorial preached, "all old people must have the dignity of financial

2007-02-16T14:29:00.000-05:00

This Week on the Web (February 10 – February 16) ********************************************************************************************NEWS New Wage Boost Puts Squeeze on Teenage Workers across Arizona Arizona Republic Oh, for the days when Arizona's high school students could roll pizza dough, sweep up sticky floors in theaters or scoop ice cream without worrying about

2007-02-09T14:16:00.000-05:00

This Week on the Web (February 3 – February 9) ****************************************************************************************** Quote of the Week: “We gave them a civil war? Why? Because we failed to prevent it? Do the police in America have on their hands the blood of the 16,000 murders they failed to prevent last year?” - Charles Krauthammer Editorial

2007-02-02T15:58:00.000-05:00

This Week on the Web (January 27 – February 2) ******************************************************************************************** Video of the Week: Hillary on Oil Profits: "I want to take those profits"Cspan (via YouTube) Editor’s note: But don’t worry, it’s all for the common good (as she defines it). NEWS With Iran ascendant, U.S. is seen at

2007-01-26T17:52:00.000-05:00

This Week on the Web (January 20 – January 26) ******************************************************************************************** Quote of the Week: Every time oil prices shoot up, there are cries of "greed" and demands by politicians for an investigation of collusion by Big Oil. There have

2007-01-19T18:36:00.000-05:00

This Week on the Web (January 13 – January 19)********************************************************************************************Video of the Week:A Short Course in Brain SurgeryStuart Browning, YouTubeOntario’s “compassionate” socialized system failed a patient who needed an MRI, so he turned to the “selfish” U.S. market for help.Editorial Cartoon of the Week:Dead BallCox and

2007-01-12T18:33:00.000-05:00

This Week on the Web (January 6 – January 12)********************************************************************************************NEWSBrown to end Blair's terror strategyTelegraphGordon Brown vowed yesterday to take on President George W Bush and the Americans over foreign policy as he spelt out plans to break from Tony Blair's approach to the "war on terror".The Chancellor, who is on

2007-01-05T19:11:00.000-05:00

This Week on the Web (December 30 – January 5)********************************************************************************************NEWSWarrantless mail searches may be allowedMSNBC.comA statement attached to postal legislation by President Bush last month may have opened the way for the government to open mail without a warrant.The White House denies any change in policy, but civil

2006-12-29T18:49:00.000-05:00

This Week on the Web (December 23 – December 29)********************************************************************************************Quote of the Week:“There's nothing so arrogant as a person preaching the virtue of humility.”- Michael Hurd*************************************************NEWSSmall businesses brace for minimum wage hikeMSNBC.comEconomists and politicians may disagree about

2006-12-22T16:46:00.000-05:00

This Week on the Web (December 16 – December 22)********************************************************************************************COMMENTARYChristmas Should be More CommercialLeonard Peikoff, Capitalism MagazineChristmas in America is an exuberant display of human ingenuity, capitalist productivity, and the enjoyment of life. Yet all of these are castigated as "materialistic"; the real

2006-12-15T17:20:00.000-05:00

This Week on the Web (December 9 – December 15)*****************************************************Editorial Cartoon of the Week:Saudi ZakatCox and Forkum*****************************************************COMMENTARYSenators' Letter Is a Violation of ExxonMobil's Freedom of SpeechARI MediaOn October 27 Sens. Rockefeller (D., W.Va.) and Snowe (R., Maine) sent a letter to ExxonMobil's CEO

2006-12-08T12:10:00.000-05:00

This Week on the Web (December 2 – December 8)********************************************************************************************Quote of the Week:The root of the moral views shared by leftists and Conservatives remains the conviction that the mind is incapable of grasping moral principles—and that we must rely on the authority of feelings, whether from the immediate consensus (vox

2006-12-01T18:49:00.000-05:00

This Week on the Web (November 25 – December 1)********************************************************************************************COMMENTARYAmerica Alone: Europe is Finished Predicts Mark SteynDaniel Pipes, Capitalism MagazineAmerica Alone deals at length with what Mr. Steyn calls "the larger forces at play in the developed world that have left Europe too enfeebled to resist its

2006-11-27T13:44:00.000-05:00

This was posted today by a local blogger in Richmond:************************************************Cable rates are going up again. What a shock."Monthly rates for full standard analog service will increase 5.5 percent in the metro area, from $49.71 to $52.45."Further proof the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was the biggest sham perpetrated on the American public since One Hour Martinizing. (

2006-11-24T13:41:00.000-05:00

This Week on the Web (November 18 – November 24)********************************************************************************************************************************************************************Quote of the Week:“No free country needs a draft. No country that enslaves its citizens deserves to be defended.”- Michael Hurd************************************************************

2006-11-17T18:20:00.000-05:00

This Week on the Web (November 11 – November 17)********************************************************************************************Quote of the Week:For Rousseau and his intellectual descendents, compassion—the desire to relieve the pain and suffering of others—is a pre- or sub- rational sentiment that serves man as an automatic, immediate, and infallible moral guide. It is a strictly

2003-02-06T09:12:00.000-05:00

The Age of Invisible Virtue by Ron Pisaturo "Historians have always been fascinated by the falls of great civilizations such as ancient Greece and Rome. But no fall contains more important lessons for mankind than the fall of the United States of America, which ended the Age of Invisible Virtue and plunged the entire Earth into the Second Dark Ages." "There were of course strong pro-reason

2003-02-03T15:24:00.000-05:00

EXCELLENT Thomas Sowell: "A cold shower" "Sometimes a phrase betrays a whole mindset. Someone quoted in the New York Times recently referred to the Bush tax cut as one in which 'most of the benefits would be showered on the richest taxpayers.' Keeping money that you yourself earned is called having benefits 'showered' on you! By this reasoning, anyone who has the power to take something from you

2003-01-21T14:27:00.000-05:00

PETA attacks white males in campaign to save animals Kathleen Parker "I confess to being an evangelical animal lover who can take or leave most meat. But. PETA's self-righteous zealotry disguised as virtue makes me want to wear fur coats and gnaw on puppy bones while driving an SUV filled with right-wing Boy Scouts."

2003-01-21T13:30:00.000-05:00

Marxist Molly Ivins Flunks Economics by Ralph R. Reiland I Created a Monster by James K. Glassman "A few problems: First, why are SUVs the guilty parties? Why not anyone who drives any kind of car that uses gasoline, period? Or why not a person who drives a great deal? A mid-range SUV like the Nissan Pathfinder uses an average of about 18 miles per gallon. But a mid-range sedan like a Nissan

2002-12-16T15:16:00.000-05:00

George Will The inspections of WWI

2002-12-12T09:29:00.000-05:00

It's hard to believe that this was actually in the Washington Post (and not the Washington Times). A Pass on Preemption Maybe there is hope for the future (though, if Bill Clinton were still president [ @#$%! ], I'm sure the Post would have been much more conciliatory).

2002-12-09T11:34:00.000-05:00

The Islam Twist Wayne Dunn

2002-12-04T10:10:00.000-05:00

Taxation 101 Walter Williams

2002-12-02T10:02:00.000-05:00

Jeff Jacoby: An economic lesson from the Pilgrims "Communism failed in 20th-century Europe and China. It fared no better in 17th-century Massachusetts." "To their credit, the settlers recognized that their problems resulted from the lack of private property, which was stifling productivity and bringing out the worst in their characters. And so in the spring of 1623, communism was replaced with

2002-11-09T15:05:00.000-05:00

The Richmond Times Dispatch published my letter to the editor today: Next Time, Call It 'Duty' Editor, Times-Dispatch: Your editorial, "Pay," makes a mockery of the virtuous capitalists who run our nation's corporations. You focus on the small number of corporations that failed because of a handful of dishonest men who relied on fraud instead of their intellects. Perhaps a better title for your

2002-10-30T12:02:00.000-05:00

Walter Williams' latest: Economic Asininities "By the way, if you disagree with me and insist that Congress and the president do have job-creation powers, then Williams has identical job creation powers. I can create lots of jobs simply by purchasing several hundred crowbars, distributing them to my George Mason University students and instructing them to go smash automobile windshields. "

2002-10-18T11:00:00.000-04:00

An excellent article that easily debunks government regulation for "the public good": An Ominous New Era "Pity the poor Environmental Protection Agency. Regulating industries is a slow and cumbersome process, frustrating for officials because it often fails to achieve the results they want. So the agency has come up with a new strategy, one that turns the Constitution on its head and gives

2002-10-17T09:35:00.000-04:00

From A. Barton Hinkle’s column in the Richmond Times Dispatch on Tuesday - he was discussing candidates for Richmond City council: “A write-in fourth candidate – Silver Persinger – says he would stress ‘government for the people rather than giving the keys to the city to big business.’ Perhaps he is one of those fellows who likes full employment but dislikes employers.”

2002-09-25T11:42:00.000-04:00

I submitted the following letter to the Washington Post on September 19 (to read the column to which I am referencing, check it out on my website): I reject Richard Cohen’s false premise that envy is good and that “enough is enough” concerning the earning of wealth. The flaw in Mr. Cohen’s logic is that he is unable to separate wealth earned through honest, productive work from the fractional

2002-09-24T10:05:00.000-04:00

The Left's New Idea By Daniel Pipes "The hard left, having failed to prevail through the democratic institutions of American life -- the executive branch, the Congress, the court system, state and local governments -- is doing a dangerous end-run via the United Nations and other international institutions."

2002-09-20T09:45:00.000-04:00

Charles Krauthammer : "When the case for war is made purely in terms of American national interest -- in terms of the safety, security and very lives of American citizens -- chins are pulled as the Democrats think it over. But when the case is the abstraction of being the good international citizen and strengthening the House of Kofi, the Democrats are ready to parachute into Baghdad." "

2002-09-10T08:31:00.000-04:00

Unsustainable Anti-Biotech Protests "Simply stated, the raw stuff of the universe becomes a resource when human ingenuity and intelligence, e.g. science and technology, are able to transform it to further human endeavors. This theory of resources led to practical policies that have allowed humans to lift themselves above the level of mere subsistence, while the fixed, finite view of resources

2002-09-09T11:51:00.000-04:00

I sent the following letter-to-the-editor to the Washington Post last week: September 11 shouldn’t become just another holiday where businesses are closed and the mail doesn’t get delivered. President Bush feels that the day should be set aside for prayer and sacrifice to others. This is an injustice to those who lost their lives that day while pursuing what they value (trading stocks,

2002-08-27T13:38:00.000-04:00

The Richmond Times Dispatch published my latest letter today: It is ironic that some of the loudest calls for a U.S. attack on Iraq are not coming from within our own government but from Israel. Even though they would be a likely first target of a desperate counterattack by Saddam Hussein, Israelis understand the threat posed by dictators who do not let their people live in freedom.

2002-08-22T15:32:00.000-04:00

It's so rare when a member of Congress takes a rational moral stand. This is one of the best speeches by a government official that I've heard or read in a long time. For now, at least, Tom Delay actually seems to "get it" when it comes to foreign policy...you just have to ignore his typically Republican stances (like the foundation of America resting on the belief in God). The Imperative for

2002-08-19T11:56:00.000-04:00

Reparations buffoons on the Washington Mall by David Horowitz

2002-08-19T09:18:00.000-04:00

Read my latest letters-to-the-editor (alas, unpublished thus far): Keep the Forests Private - The Richmond Times Dispatch Profiling the Producers - Newsweek

2002-08-12T16:46:00.000-04:00

Dubya as dream Democrat by Martin Sieff "Is George W. Bush the best Democratic president we have seen since Jimmy Carter? Consider the evidence."

2002-08-09T13:49:00.000-04:00

Robert Novak: Did the Clinton administration deceive the public about the state of the economy? (What?! Clinton and deceit? I won't believe it!) Sunny Clinton forecast leaves cloud over Bush

2002-08-08T09:48:00.000-04:00

Brace yourself - government intervention in airport security is not having the intended consequences. Shocking, I know. Airlines, airports fault U.S. on security

2002-08-01T12:06:00.000-04:00

Some good tips from Wendy McElroy on communicating and listening/observing: Practicing 'intellectual virtue' "Intellectual simplicity means using ideas and language as tools of communication, not of social status. Be simple and direct about your beliefs and your language. Don't "dumb down" your conversation or lose the subtlety but also don't try to become part of the intellectual elite,

2002-07-31T16:15:00.000-04:00

Thomas Sowell: At what cost? "True zealots say that 'if it saves just one human life,' any measure for the sake of safety is worth whatever it costs. But what if its costs can include other human lives? "Wealth saves lives. The miners who were trapped underground in Pennsylvania would have been dead in many Third World countries, because the costly technology and the highly trained specialists

2002-07-29T17:13:00.000-04:00

More evidence that our "brilliant" politicians are once again derailing commerce...this time it's the availability of Virginians' choice for electricity supppliers. It seems that a politican never met a businessman he didn't like...to regulate. Let the Competition Begin? Dominion Virginia Power faces no rivals as deregulation comes to Richmond "At his committee's last meeting in June, Norment

2002-07-29T16:13:00.000-04:00

Charles Krauthammer has a good column on how liberals and conservatives see each other. Stupid vs. Evil? "To understand the workings of American politics, you have to understand this fundamental law: Conservatives think liberals are stupid. Liberals think conservatives are evil."

2002-07-25T11:53:00.000-04:00

Jeff Jacoby's latest column - the success of Reaganomics and why we need to do it again. Bring back Reagan's Rx

2002-07-24T20:46:00.000-04:00

The Washington Post published my letter to the editor today: Ralph Nader's Solution Click here to go to my website and read the editorial to which I am responding as well as the unedited version of my letter: Ralph Nader's Fascism

2002-07-18T10:17:00.000-04:00

Thomas Sowell's latest column: Indignation, Inc. "The sad irony is that it is the self-righteous activists who are exploiting Third World people -- politically -- and the much demonized employers who hire them who are providing the poor with much-needed income. According to The Economist magazine, multinational corporations typically pay about double the local wages in Third World countries.

2002-07-16T16:49:00.000-04:00

John Leo has an excellent column on the cultural relativism and subjective moral values that are prevalent in today's universities. Another reason why the war for the future must be fought on the battlefield of ideas. The universities are the first place to start. At Postmodern U., professors who see no evil

2002-07-15T14:53:00.000-04:00

I tend to agree with Jeff Jacoby 99 percent of the time. And he's got it right again: "Crooked businessmen have been much in the news lately, and if some of them end up behind bars, I won't complain. But the current business scandals should not be allowed to eclipse an important fact about the relationship between capitalism and moral virtue: They usually reinforce each other. As a rule, it is

2002-07-15T09:43:00.000-04:00

"The problem with the White House's position on climate change is simple. It has abandoned the scientific debate to focus on what it believes is its strength: the economic debate. Only it doesn't marshal the important economic points either. " Bush's Climate Echo "The administration believes it can abandon the scientific debate because even if it doesn't have the environmental science on its

2002-07-12T10:27:00.000-04:00

Jack Kelly's column has some great arguments against the International Criminal Court... The ICC tramples on rights Americans take for granted (you can check the bottom of his column for his archived columns)

2002-07-11T08:50:00.000-04:00

Last week, there was an arrest of some pilots who were drunk in the cockpit. Why have we not heard calls from Congress for hearings and more regulations on pilot drunkenness? Isn't it the government's job to "restore confidence" in the airline industry? Or maybe Ted Kennedy felt this was an issue that was too close to home.

2002-06-26T09:34:00.000-04:00

Capitalism Magazine published my editorial today: Rebuilding the WTC – the Greatest Tribute Possible

2002-06-24T09:43:00.000-04:00

Dave Barry has a great column on farm subsidies. Making America Safe for Mohair It's fun to be able to laugh at politics for once (instead of scream...or cry).

2002-06-19T09:35:00.000-04:00

Walter Williams has an excellent explanation of "rational self-interest", even though he doesn't specifically call it that... Does it count?

2002-06-17T15:06:00.000-04:00

Read Jeff Jacoby's latest column: To secure the homeland, go on the attack I love this man.

2002-06-14T22:18:00.000-04:00

There is an amazing design that has been proposed to replace the World Trade Center. It is essentially a mini city that would also be the world's tallest building... A cyber city for the new millenium The man behind the project is Australian. Why is it that so many of the defenders of liberty and the purveyors of capitalism come from Australia and not the U.S?

2002-06-13T08:30:00.000-04:00

Dr. Hurd has an excellent commentary on why the U.S. should proudly assert its moral superiority - with no apologies. On Tolerating the Intolerable

2002-06-12T08:30:00.000-04:00

What should be done with the former site of the World Trade Center towers? Here's my opinion: Rebuilding the WTC: The Greatest Tribute Possible

2002-06-07T08:34:00.000-04:00

Those poor anti-capitalist, anti-globalization protestors. They just just can't catch a break (or catch the right facts). Global Warming Fears Must Cool Down "Another protester said: "It's unfortunate that we have to drive a van. It would definitely be our preference to be able to take alternative forms of transportation, but unfortunately today, we had a lot of gear with us" (sort of like the

2002-06-05T08:29:00.000-04:00

The Richmond Times Dispatch published my latest letter today (with some slight editing). They titled it "Freedom, Prosperity Rely on Property Rights". Clicking on that link will take you to the original letter on my website, where you can also read the letter to which I am responding. Note: If you wish to be notified by email when this web log is updated, you can register and submit your

2002-06-03T09:07:00.000-04:00

Why "environmentalist-friendly" corporations can never succeed (and why they shouldn't)... Campaign ExxonMobil Caters To The Greens The last paragraph says it best: "Of course, we all know what happened to Enron. Instead of focusing on building a sound company, delivering a superior product to customers, and finding ways to become more efficient and cut costs, Enron spent its time and resources

2002-05-31T15:05:00.000-04:00

Think that the end is near because Man is using up all the Earth's resources? Is man destroying the environment with his selfish quest for profits? Can wealth only lead to environmental havoc? Think again... Unless we change our ways ... the world faces a future where things look pretty darn good an article by Mark Steyn on 5/3102

2002-05-30T16:42:00.000-04:00

For those who say that corporations are interested only in profits and not quality (as if the two aren't related) and that we must have government standards and regulation... GM climbs into third spot, gives U.S. highest ranking ever A sample: "Auto companies spend millions of dollars fixing their factories and designs to try to improve their J.D. Power scores, in some cases tying executive

2002-05-29T14:28:00.000-04:00

Do yourself a favor and read (or re-read) Francisco's "money speech" from "Atlas Shrugged." The Meaning of Money And then I dare you to try to convince yourself that Americans are "too material." Or better yet, read the following Newsweek article by Anna Quindlen, and I'll bet you'll realize why she is so tragically mistaken - why we MUST do exactly the opposite of what she proposes. Look at

2002-05-28T14:51:00.000-04:00

An excellent analysis of what happens when you send "humanitarian aid" to terrorists. Back to Reform School

2002-05-28T08:59:00.000-04:00

The Richmond Times Dispatch didn't print my last letter (submitted on May 12), so here's a link to it... AntiTrust, AntiMoral

2002-05-24T11:01:00.000-04:00

If this report is true, the Pentagon has just signed the death warrant for thousands of American citizens who will become victims of Iraqi-financed terrorist attacks on American soil. Iraq invasion put on hold

2002-05-24T08:54:00.000-04:00

There was an interesting article in yesterday's Richmond Times Dispatch titled FHA loan default rate examined . The Federal Housing Administration is experiencing high home loan default rates. This quote says it all: "The study contends that some lenders are careless with the underwriting of FHA loans because the loans are government-backed." You would have thought that something would have

2002-05-23T15:40:00.000-04:00

Was there an exact date when the Republican party died? My representative Eric Cantor recently voted in favor of the massive farm subsidy bill while at the same time decrying that it was far from perfect but that Virginia's farmers needed the assistance. My senator George Allen tried to add an amendment to the trade promotion authority bill that would give subsidies to people who lost their

2002-05-21T16:33:00.000-04:00

Regardless of the risks of disease and loss of quality of life, the score becomes - Mosquitoes: 1, Humans: 0. York County Loses Weapon vs. Mosquitoes And speaking of human health, here's an analysis of the failure of socialized medicine in Italy. After reading this, ask yourself how you'd feel if Hillary Clinton ran as a vice-presidential candidate in the next election... Next Time, I’ll Pay

2002-05-21T10:11:00.000-04:00

As much as I may disagree with the ulitmate agenda of Bill Bennett and Jack Kemp, check out this link to get the facts about the conflict in the Mideast... Twenty Facts about Israel and the Middle East

2002-05-17T13:44:00.000-04:00

I hope I'm not the only one who despises Hillary Clinton and everything for which she stands. She criticizes the president on not revealing sooner that there were warnings about al-Qaeda attacks on the U.S., yet her husband was presented with the opportunity from Sudan (of all places) to have Osama delivered into custody, and he said "No Thanks." Her memory is as selective as her choice of

2002-05-16T14:00:00.000-04:00

Among so much of the junk that gets published these days, there truly is some excellent commentary out there if you look hard enough. Today, I refer you to Thomas Sowell's latest column which relates the statements of pipe bomber Lucas John Helder to comments made by today's education establishment. His columns can be found at http://www.townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/archive.shtml. I