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Date
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Title
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Abstract
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| February 23, 2010 |
Drugs and Fear in Paradise |
American drug policies are destroying lives and tourism in Mexico. |
| February 9, 2010 |
The Rise of the Rusted Curtain |
The defeat of reformists in Ukraine threatens to leave the country a miserably stunted Russian satellite. |
| January 26, 2010 |
Mr. Hu, Tear Down This Firewall |
Despite corporate and political collaboration with tyrants, America can still lead the battle for freedom on the Internet. |
| January 12, 2010 |
The Palinization of the News |
The much ballyhooed political segregation of the news media is nothing compared with the banishment of actual news from the broadcast media. |
| December 29, 2009 |
Google vs. the Anti-Cloud Axis |
2010 is shaping up to host the biggest tech confrontation since the browser wars of the 1990s. |
| December 15, 2009 |
A Greek Canary in an American Mine |
Economists agree that government deficits around the world are unsustainable. The end may be coming sooner than they think. |
| December 2, 2009 |
A Welcome Police State |
A massive security apparatus is usually a bad thing. It seems to have done good things for Colombia. |
| November 17, 2009 |
While the Gettin's Good
Preparing for the Inflationary Monster |
Rising asset prices and runaway government spending are bad signs for the future of the US dollar. |
| November 3, 2009 |
Dead Wood
The Unemployable Working Class |
The dying manufacturing sector will keep America's unemployment rate high for years to come. |
| October 20, 2009 |
Broken Promise
America's Next Guantanamo |
President Obama is breaking his promise to close down the abusive system at Guantanamo. The reason is far more self-serving than he would have you believe. |
| October 6, 2009 |
Do-Gooder Idiocy |
Left-wing elitists are planning to make Americans slimmer and better by taxing their soda. Who knows what they'll really do? |
| September 22, 2009 |
Abandoning Friends |
Ukraine's independence may be the ultimate casualty of America's military pullback from Eastern Europe. |
| September 8, 2009 |
The Curse of Overemployment |
Americans who fret about the plight of the underemployed would be wise to reconsider where the problem really lies. |
| August 25, 2009 |
Prosecute Them All
The Conservative Case for Investigations |
The American right would be wise to support investigations of Bush-era abuses.
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| August 11, 2009 |
Smarter Than a Spendthrift |
America is coming out of its recession with its manic consumerism in check. Americans must rebuff short-term thinking that would reverse these gains. |
| July 28, 2009 |
Murdered By Law |
Brokering sales of human organs is against the law. The real crime, however, is the condemnation of tens of thousands of organ failure victims to a premature death.
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| July 14, 2009 |
Abused and Ignored |
Bloodshed in East Turkestan might lessen America's ignorance about the country whose people it has so abused. |
| June 30, 2009 |
Symbol of the Impossible |
America's proposed carbon limits are but a symbolic gesture toward an unachievable goal. |
| June 16, 2009 |
They Don't Need Us |
Israel has grown powerful enough to stand without its American ally. An attack on Iran could end the alliance forever. |
| June 2, 2009 |
Sustaining the Unsustainable |
The American government's takeover of General Motors is a doomed attempt to keep blue-collar workers in the American middle class. |
| May 19, 2009 |
Overflowing Airplanes, Overflowing Casinos, Overflowing Hype |
The response to America's economic crisis may be as unnecessary and as costly as the response to swine flu. |
| May 5, 2009 |
Liquidate Them |
Chrysler's bankruptcy is a welcome setback for an unwelcome government intervention. |
| April 21, 2009 |
Washington Gold Rush
America's New Extraction Economy |
Lobbyists are raking in a windfall of new government spending for their corporate clients that dwarfs the California Gold Rush of the 1850s. |
| April 7, 2009 |
Abused and Ignored
The District of Columbia vs. the Constitution |
A bill to give Washington, DC a vote in the House of Representatives is flagrantly unconstitutional. Given a choice between representation and the Constitution, the bill's liberal supporters should choose the latter. |
| March 24, 2009 |
From America to Zimbabwe |
America's decision to print money will prove addictive to the government, and may lead to an inflationary disaster. |
| March 10, 2009 |
Death of the Daily |
Big city newspapers are facing final collapse as innovative news organizations emerge from the rubble. |
| February 24, 2009 |
The End of Pakistan |
Violent insurgencies and an economic crisis will soon see the end of the Pakistani state. American policymakers must plan for this collapse. |
| February 10, 2009 |
Persistent Problems, Painful Solutions |
The downturn has given America a chance to steer its economy in a more promising direction. Short-term thinking and grandstanding politicians are squandering this opportunity. |
| January 27, 2009 |
Slick, Easy, and Free |
Video streaming is the future of television. The cable television industry isn't going to like it. |
| January 13, 2009 |
The Rise of the Mutant Beast |
Deficit spending has replaced taxes as the primary fuel of big government, driving America ever closer to financial disaster. |
| December 30, 2008 |
The Temptress of Arbitrary Power |
The temptations that brought down the governor of Illinois nothing compared to those that face the new administration in Washington. |
| December 9, 2008 |
Meddling with Disaster |
Government meddling through an automotive bailout won't help America’s car companies. Bankruptcy offers the only hope for the future. |
| November 11, 2008 |
Obama's Kryptonite |
Mindless devotion to America's new president is bad for America, and could lead to his downfall. |
| October 28, 2008 |
Spending the Extra Money |
Spending habits from the 1930s show how wealthy Americans have
become, and offer lessons for how they can reform their spendthrift
ways. |
| October 14, 2008 |
Freedom of Stupidity |
The free market allows people to make the brilliant investments
that drive the world economy, and sometimes make the stupid, hysteric
decisions that have brought us to where we are today. |
| September 30, 2008 |
Circling Sharks and the Magic Hand |
The collapse of the Wall Street bailout plan is welcome news for those concerned about America's long-term financial health. |
| September 16, 2008 |
Stagnation's New Decade |
America's economy has drifted into stagnation. A corrective recession is starting to look better every day. |
| September 2, 2008 |
Yawning Toward Disaster |
Americans' complete lack of interest in considering their profligate ways spells bad news for the country's financial future. |
| August 19, 2008 |
The Reign of the Petro-Bully |
Russia's brutal invasion of Georgia was made possible by the rising
price of oil. High prices mean there is little hope that the Kremlin
will behave. |
| August 5, 2008 |
Aggravating the Hangover |
Home subsides are the cause of, not the solution to America's real
estate crash. Creating more of the same will only make things worse. |
| July 22, 2008 |
Bankruptcy's Silver Lining |
High fuel prices and a slowing economy may soon kill off the worst of America's legacy air carriers. |
| July 8, 2008 |
Lessons for Victory in Afghanistan
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The near defeat of rebels in Colombia shows that victory is possible in the highly similar conflict in Afghanistan. |
| June 24, 2008 |
Higher Prices Now!
Weaning Consumers From Cheap Oil |
Instead of protecting consumers from rising oil prices, political
leaders should force costs higher to encourage changes in dysfunctional
behavior. |
| June 10, 2008 |
Unsavory Product
The Tragedy of the American Tomato
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Consumers are right to avoid supermarket tomatoes, but salmonella contamination should be the least of their concerns. |
| May 27, 2008 |
Tarnished Luster
The Decline of the Suburban Lifestyle |
High fuel prices may lead to a long period of decline for America's sprawling suburbs. |
| May 13, 2008 |
Poisonous Windfall |
Events in Russia show how damaging petroleum wealth can be to less developed countries. |
| April 29, 2008 |
Tough Road Ahead |
Creative solutions to traffic problems are impossible so long as
American cities enforce the undisputed primacy of the automobile. |
| April 15, 2008 |
Getting out of Rome
America's Role in the Future of the Church
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The Pope's American visit highlights the Church's difficulty
leading the world's Catholics so long as the Church remains a
backward-thinking European club. |
| April 1, 2008 |
Tough Sell
The Threadbare Case for Free Trade |
Americans' honeymoon with globalization is over. Hopefully its marriage with free trade can still be saved. |
| March 18, 2008 |
The Tyranny of the Irresponsible |
The regular use of credit spending to hide failure is casting a shadow over America's economic future. |
| March 4, 2008 |
Good Corp, Bad Cop? |
America's telecom companies deserve to be punished for betraying
their customers, even if the Bush Administration is the bigger villain. |
| February 18, 2008 |
The End of Paper |
Distribution of information on paper will lose its dominance within our lifetimes. |
| February 5, 2008 |
Liberty in Unlikely Places |
Hamas' destruction of the Egypt-Gaza border is a victory for all who value liberty. |
| January 22, 2008 |
Criminal Treatment
My Time in a Mexican Jail |
A run-in with the law can teach important lessons about the treatment of people on both sides of the Mexican border. |
| January 8, 2008 |
Costly Reading |
Parade magazine's coverage of the Bhutto assassination highlights the poor health and obsolescence of American newspapers. |
| December 25, 2007 |
Flat Earth Fundamentalism |
Politicians who reject basic tenets of modernity should be rejected as candidates. |
| December 11, 2007 |
Unstoppable Disaster
The Coming Conflict with Iran |
Iran has not stopped its drive to build a nuclear bomb. Abuse of an
American intelligence report suggesting the contrary may spark a
regional war. |
| November 27, 2007 |
House of Cards
The Collapse of Credit-Driven Spending |
Americans won't stop their irresponsible spending on credit until
an economic crisis makes them. That may happen sooner rather than later. |
| November 13, 2007 |
A Dangerous Idea
Accepting the Existence of Group Inequality |
The flawed dogma of group equality is beginning to crumble. Fortunately, lies aren't the only way to combat discrimination.
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| October 30, 2007 |
Daddy's Litte Tramp |
Halloween has become a showcase of women's sex outfits, and a case study in excessively indulgent parenting. |
| October 16, 2007 |
Friend or Fascist? |
The debate over America's resolution on the Armenian genocide has exposed the ugliness of Turkey's lingering fascism.
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| October 2, 2007 |
Victimized by an Idiotic Mob |
The popping real estate bubble is putting financially responsible
citizens at risk from the behavior of the irresponsible masses. |
| September 18, 2007 |
A Disastrous Status Quo |
America's surge in troops has accomplished nothing more than
bolstering Bush's political position. Taxpayers and soldiers will pay
the price.
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| September 4, 2007 |
Selfish Altruism |
Volunteering may serve to make people feel good, but it's usually not the best way to improve the world. |
| August 21, 2007 |
Is China Killing Your Baby? |
Safety scandals regarding Chinese manufactured products are fueling fearmongering and economic nationalism.
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| August 13, 2007 |
Triumph of Civilization
The World's New Urban Majority |
The growth of the world's urban population is both a symptom and a cause of the welcome economic progress sweeping the world. |
| July 24, 2007 |
The Exodus Cometh |
A military withdrawal from Iraq will create a flood of refugees. America must find a way to welcome them.
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| July 9, 2007 |
Supremely Aged |
The Supreme Court's modernist-dinosaur divide is almost as striking as its more famous left-right divide. |
| June 26, 2007 |
Queens of Degradation |
Fragmentation of the entertainment market has dragged once high and
mighty television networks down to the level of the tabloids.
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| June 12, 2007 |
Submitting to the Rising Tide |
Trying to stop immigrants from coming is like trying to hold back a
rising tide. Given America's heritage of open immigration, it's wrong
to even try. |
| May 29, 2007 |
An Exaggerated Death
The Growing Mess of DRM |
EMI's decision to allow sales of unprotected music online won't end the problems caused by copy protection schemes.
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| April 29, 2007 |
Yes to Islam, No to Fascism |
Turkey should be rejected as an EU candidate, not because it is
Muslim, but because it is Europe’s last unrepentant fascist state. |
| February 15, 2007 |
A Nation Doomed to Drought |
Australians are powerless over the future of their climate. It lies in the hands of Mother Nature and two billion Asians.
|
| December 28, 2006 |
Fueling the Next Turkmenbashi |
High energy prices are encouraging despotism in Turkmenistan and throughout the world. |
| November 14, 2006 |
Embracing Your Green Friend |
Media fear-mongering has exaggerated the health risks of America’s produce. |
| November 25, 2006 |
Mexican Standoff |
New left-wing protest movements are intended to reform Mexico.
Immature leadership will delay meaningful reform for the next six
years. |
| November 14, 2006 |
Benign Indifference
The Strategic Irrelevance of Central America |
Washington’s indifference toward Marxist governments and canal
building projects in Central America is a welcome boon for the region. |
| October 31, 2006 |
Business as Usual
The Hollow Fight Against Online Gambling |
Government efforts to squash online gambling are morally bankrupt
so long as government lotteries continue to prey on the poorest
Americans. |
| October 17, 2006 |
Freeing the Hostage
The Path to the Second Korean War |
It’s time for America to take out North Korea. The alliance with the South must be the conflict’s first casualty. |
| October 3, 2006 |
The Redneck Club |
The Republican Party has devolved into an anti-intellectual club of
redneck populists. America’s right wing is in dire need of a cerebral
renaissance. |
| September 19, 2006 |
Useful Lies
Apple’s Non-Invention of the Movie Download |
Apple didn’t invent the movie download. The company’s entry into
the market, however, promises to expand movie availability and improve
ease of use. |
| September 5, 2006 |
Taste be Damned |
Products in American supermarkets have become more convenient and
more humane. Too bad these changes have come at the expense of taste. |
| August 22, 2006 |
The New Iraqi Dream
Hope for a Less Destructive Trajectory |
The American government needs to abandon its dream of a democratic
Iraq in favor of managing the country’s unstoppable civil war. |
| August 8, 2006 |
Who Will Kill the SUV? |
Electric and hybrid cars will remain niche products so long as Americans remain in love with the SUV. |
| July 25, 2006 |
The Terror Factory |
Israel’s assault on Lebanon goes completely against American interests. Worse yet, American taxpayers are getting the bill. |
| July 11, 2006 |
Breaking the Logjam
The Russian Alternative for Nuclear Waste |
Allowing nuclear waste exports to Russia is a useful tool for
reviving America’s nuclear power industry. Actually exporting the
waste, however, would be a disaster. |
| June 27, 2006 |
Forever Taliban |
The comeback of the Taliban has nothing to do with Islamic
fundamentalism, and everything to do with America’s dysfunctional drug
policies. |
| June 13, 2006 |
The End of Oil |
High oil prices are bringing ever closer the end of boom times for oil producing countries. |
| May 30, 2006 |
Fat and Happy No More |
Congressmen are outraged at being touched by unchecked executive
power. Too bad they kept quiet as it was directed at the rest of
Americans. |
| May 16, 2006 |
Trolling Through Your Life
The Betrayal of Telecom Customers |
Phone companies have betrayed their customers by voluntarily giving call records to the National Security Agency. |
| May 2, 2006 |
Dressing the Window
A Grand Jury Tale of Abuse |
The federal grand jury system has evolved into a tool of law enforcement abuse. It must be reformed. |
| April 18, 2006 |
Hold Your Nose and Vote |
Voter anger at corrupt politicians can lead them to choose very
unpalatable alternatives. The Palestinians chose Hamas. Will the
Americans choose the Democrats? |
| April 4, 2006 |
Meet the Parasites |
Americans' prejudice toward Mexicans blinds them to just how hard working illegal immigrants really are. |
| March 21, 2006 |
Shrinking Singapore |
Singapore's low birthrate may end Chinese domination on the island. |
| February 14, 2006 |
Failed Revolutionary
The Java Computer Language Turns Ten |
Sun's decade-old plans for a revolution in computing proved a
miserable failure. Despite all its missteps, its Java brainchild lives
on. |
| Januray 31, 2006 |
Enlightened Prejudice |
Left-wing prejudice against big business inspires lobbying that ultimately hurts progressive causes. |
| January 17, 2006 |
Ending the War on Terror |
America's restrictions on civil liberties might be justified at a
time of war. Trouble is, the "war on terror" isn't much of a war, and
it's time to end it. |
| Januray 3, 2006 |
The Rise of the Loony Left |
South America's left-wing political revolution shows just how morally bankrupt the region's leaders have become. |
| December 20, 2005 |
America Sold Short |
President Bush’s secret program of domestic espionage is a direct
violation of the Fourth Amendment and a a high crime worthy of his
impeachment. Sadly, reprehensible Democratic leaders have made this
prospect impossible. |
| December 6, 2005 |
America’s Moral Downfall |
Secret prisons, CIA abductions, and allegations of torture have destroyed America’s reputation without enhancing its security. |
| November 8, 2005 |
Poor Little Big Business |
Businesses have manipulated bankruptcy and intellectual property laws beyond their benefits to modern society. |
| October 25, 2005 |
Worse than Worthless
The Coming Dependent Majority |
Industrial job losses highlight the incompatibility between America’s beliefs in self-sufficiency and health care for everyone. |
| October 11, 2005 |
Fever Pitch
America’s New Irrational Fear |
Irresponsible scare-mongering over a possible Avian Flu pandemic is
a refreshing change from irresponsible scare-mongering about terrorism. |
| September 27, 2005 |
An Unaffordable Disaster |
Plans for massive government spending on Gulf Coast reconstruction show how irresponsible America's leaders have become. |
| September 13, 2005 |
Finding a Way Out
America’s Permanent Underclass |
Hurricane Katrina has highlighted the unacceptably stagnant economic conditions of America’s poorest black citizens. |
| August 30, 2005 |
Hard-Line Disengagement |
An internal challenge to Israel's leader could lead to a more dovish prime minister. |
| August 16, 2005 |
Creating a Taboo
Consequences of America’s Disaster in Iraq |
A disastrous outcome of the Iraqi experiment could prevent America’s participation in wars of liberation for years to come. |
| August 2, 2005 |
Curing a Blind Eye
America's Redemption in Uzbekistan |
The American government should be commended for abandoning its alliance with the murderous dictator of Uzbekistan. |
| July 19, 2005 |
Unnecessary Risk |
Politicians must accept the fact that actions like the war in Iraq will inspire terrorism, and make decisions accordingly. |
| July 5, 2005 |
Confirmed Boredom |
The much anticipated Supreme Court confirmation battle is nothing but hype. Bush’s appointee will sail through. |
| June 21, 2005 |
Partners in Crime
The Fundamental Cause of Identity Theft |
Attempts to protect Social Security numbers are a dangerous distraction from the severe problem of unauthenticated credit. |
| June 7, 2005 |
Shameless Politics
The Politicization of Human Rights |
Partisan transgressions have ruined Amnesty International’s ability to shame Americans about Guantanamo Bay. |
| May 24, 2005 |
Obnoxious Whims
The Fighting Power of Underground Video |
Technology has given consumers the power to overrule the obnoxious
whims of the film industry, even if it means going underground. |
| May 10, 2005 |
Get Out of Town |
Some government agencies in Washington are right to fear their safety. They'd be well advised to leave the city.
|
| April 26, 2005 |
Out of the Minivan
The Real Cause of Childhood Obesity |
Lack of exercise, not fast food, is the main reason America’s kids are so fat. |
| April 12, 2005 |
Waning Monopoly |
Microsoft has failed in its quest to take over the Internet, and now its dominance has begun to wane. |
| March 29, 2005 |
The Unexpected Revolution |
The Kyrgyz revolution may be imperfect, but its inspirational value will be felt around the globe. |
| March 13, 2005 |
Backwater No More
Panama’s Return From Obscurity |
Panama has suffered a half-century of obscurity due to the rise of
airline travel in America. Now America’s insular attitude is giving
Panama a chance to return to prominence. |
| February 15, 2005 |
Islamic Proliferation
America’s Foreign Policy Disaster |
Iraq’s election results are great news for Islamists, but spell disaster for American policy. |
| February 1, 2005 |
Death by Hubris
The High Price of Rationed Medicine |
Attempts to ration America’s supply of flu vaccine have been a
fiasco, demonstrating the trouble with state-rationed health care. |
| January 18, 2005 |
Moral Bankruptcy
The Politics of Insolvency and Denial |
Politicians who deny that Social Security faces bankruptcy are guilty of passing problems to future generations. |
| January 4, 2005 |
Let Them Die
The Ultimate Bad Service Solution |
The government shouldn’t investigate struggling airlines’ bad service records. It should simply let them die. |
| December 21, 2004 |
Bury the Waste, Not the Debate |
Yucca Mountain is a reasonable short-term solution for nuclear
waste. It would be a shame if it kept better disposal technologies from
being discovered. |
| December 7, 2004 |
Spending Away the Dollar |
Irresponsible consumer spending, not government deficits, deserve the blame for the dollar’s decline. |
| November 23, 2004 |
Revolution for a Slow Decline |
Protesters challenging Ukraine’s rigged election are fighting for a bleak future instead of a really bleak future. |
| November 9, 2004 |
Listening to Osama |
Americans wondering why Arabs hate them should simply listen to what the terrorists tell them.
|
| October 26, 2004 |
Gridlock is a Very Good Thing |
The best chance for stopping runaway spending under the Bush administration is a vote for divided government. |
| October 12, 2004 |
The Unreproachable Gulag |
Guantanamo prisoners are returning to the battlefields of jihad, highlighting the peril of detaining prisoners without reproach. |
| September 28, 2004 |
Invading the Next Frontier
The Coming Boom in Cuban Real Estate |
The end of development opportunities on Mexico’s Caribbean coast
puts Cuba on the frontier of North America’s beachfront development. |
| September 14, 2004 |
Round Two for the Terrorists |
Terrorism has sealed the coffin for democracy in Russia. |
| August 31, 2004 |
Breaking the Suburban Siege |
Congestion-based pricing is one way to address the disastrous consequences of free government-built roads. |
| August 17, 2004 |
The Unspeakable Obama |
Everyone knows that Illinois’ future senator isn’t like other black
Americans. Hot button issues of race, and failed semantics, keep people
from discussing and understanding why. |
| August 3, 2004 |
Nothing They Can Do
The Terrorist Threat to the World Bank |
The World Bank’s leaders have been caught in the sights of al Qaeda, and there’s nothing meaningful they can do about it |
| July 20, 2004 |
Fleeing Into the Fire
The End of the Israeli Refuge |
The anti-Semitism faced by European Jews is nothing compared with the everyday threat faced by Israelis. |
| July 6, 2004 |
Silencing the Anti-American Left |
The Supreme Court’s ruling against the Bush administration is far
more meaningful to voters than the rantings of the anti-American left. |
| June 22, 2004 |
The Cheapest Rocket |
Manned space travel should be limited to cheap tourist flights, leaving robots to perform scientific missions. |
| June 8, 2004 |
Down With Democracy |
If democracy can’t succeed in the city of Washington, it doesn’t have much of a chance in Baghdad. |
| May 25, 2004 |
Bug-Eyed and Beautiful |
The sickening greed of America’s retired citizens makes even the creepy cicada look attractive. |
| May 11, 2004 |
Shoot First, Face Court Martial Later |
The torture of prisoners by American soldiers is not new. What’s
new is the presence of digital cameras to provide convincing evidence. |
| April 27, 2004 |
He’s No Gipper |
Republicans should denounce Bush for betraying the Reagan legacy. |
| April 13, 2004 |
Debating the Draft |
A severe shortage of troops for Iraq has made the once unthinkable specter of conscription a dangerous possibility. |
| March 30, 2004 |
Damnation Obscured |
Saturation coverage of the mildest criticism from Bush's former
counter-terrorism chief has obscured his more damning charges about the
Iraq War. |
| March 16, 2004 |
Tragic Influence
Accepting a Terrorist-Installed Government |
Leaders who put their citizens in harm’s way deserve to be fired regardless of whether it makes terrorists happy or not. |
| March 2, 2004 |
Suffering from Security |
Onerous security restrictions are spreading like cancer throughout
America. These restrictions serve the security agencies, not American
citizens. |
| February 10, 2004 |
Submitting to Animal Instincts
America's New Culinary Fixation |
America's crazy love affair with starchy, fried foods is being eroded by an equally ridiculous low-carbohydrate fad. |
| January 27, 2004 |
Working For a Living |
A healthy future for the music industry exists in performing music, not selling recordings. |
| January 13, 2004 |
Alien to Reality |
Bush's plans for a permanent moon base and a manned mission to Mars defy both economic and scientific reality. |
| December 30, 2003 |
Those American Bastards |
American unilateralism, like single motherhood, is a natural
development. European leftists and American rightists had better get
used to both phenomena. |
| December 16, 2003 |
The 166 Billion Dollar Man |
The Iraqi dictator has rightfully lost his freedom forever. But was it worth all the money? |
| December 1, 2003 |
Pitiful Conditions
False Hopes for a High Tech India |
Don't pity America for losing tech jobs to India. Pity India for losing their best and brightest to the United States. |
| October 28, 2003 |
Imported Gimmickry
The False Promise of Canadian Drugs |
Importing prescription drugs from Canada offers Americans great
bargains. Doing so on a massive scale will ruin the strategy for
everybody. |
| October 14, 2003 |
Modernizing into Obsolescence
China's Misguided Manned Space Program |
China’s entry into the field of manned space travel is a testament
to its misguided policy of idealizing mid-20th century technologies. |
| September 30, 2003 |
Constitutional Inconveniences
The Misguided Fight Against Telemarketing |
A federal judge has rightfully declared the FTC’s do-not-call list
unconstitutional. Technology, not government, is the solution. |
| September 16, 2003 |
Jailing the Peasants
The Social Value of Civil Disobedience |
The recording industry is using lawsuits to scare people away from sharing music. It will be a shame if they succeed. |
| September 2, 2003 |
The Nonsense News Index |
The return of nonsense news to America’s front pages shows the national mood is recovering. |
| August 19, 2003 |
Back With a Vengeance |
Republicans have betrayed voters by returning America to an era of big government. |
| August 5, 2003 |
Enter the Worker Drones |
The American government has no business imposing longer work hours through regulatory incentives. |
| July 22, 2003 |
Out of the Sand!
America’s Failed Immigration Policy |
America's immigration laws don't reduce immigration – they simply turn immigrants into outlaws. |
| July 8, 2003 |
Mugged By Grandma |
The new Medicare prescription drug benefit is intergenerational thievery. |
| June 24, 2003 |
Presidents Lie |
President Bush intentionally misled Americans about the threat posed by Iraq. This is not scandalous; it’s just salesmanship. |
| June 10, 2003 |
Turn This Car Around
Bad Behavior and the Road Map to Peace |
President Bush has no chance of getting anywhere with his Road Map so long as Ariel Sharon behaves so poorly. |
| May 27, 2003 |
The Hidden Dividend |
America’s new tax cut encourages corporate dividends and helps limit government spending. |
| May 13, 2003 |
A Bloated Approach
The Real Reason to End the Shuttle Program |
The space shuttle program should not be abandoned for safety
reasons. It should be abandoned because it is an incredible waste of
money. |
| April 29, 2003 |
Prescription for Corruption |
America’s prescription drug law has handed manufacturers a corrupt money-making scheme. The time has come to end it. |
| April 15, 2003 |
Neither Loyalty, Nor Morality
The Coming Partition of Turkey |
Turkey’s humiliating rebuke of America should end superpower complicity in the repression of the Kurds. |
| April 1, 2003 |
A Treasonous Abandonment of Duty |
It is the patriotic duty of reporters to ask tough questions. Many American news organizations have abandoned this duty. |
| March 18, 2003 |
America Stands Alone |
Americans are alone in supporting the invasion of Iraq. Soft public opinion could prove dangerous. |
| March 4, 2003 |
Drinking Your Own Kool-Aid
The Terrible Costs of an Inevitable War |
Dubya's warnings about “weapons of mass destruction” are disingenuous. The American public will pay dearly for believing them. |
| February 17, 2003 |
Chemical Assault Paralyzes Capital |
A massive dihydrogen oxide assault on Washington has caused widespread panic, but few deaths. |
| February 4, 2003 |
An Acceptable Risk
The Oxymoron of Safe Space Travel |
America’s emotional public must learn to let astronauts accept the risks inherent to space travel.
|
| January 21, 2003 |
A Fate Worse Than Death |
Liberal Americans won’t succeed in abolishing the death penalty until they learn to speak the language of the right. |
| January 7, 2003 |
Keeping the World Poor |
America’s newly defensive posture is hindering the world’s poorest people from improving their lives. |
| December 24, 2002 |
A Dangerous Distraction |
America’s focus on a war in Iraq is distracting the Bush administration from the far greater threat posed by North Korea. |
| December 10, 2002 |
Put Up or Shut Up |
After abdicating responsibility for their own defense, European
governments have no right to complain about being ignored by America's
war planners. |
| November 26, 2002 |
The Least of Our Worries |
Government incompetence keeps the Total Information Awareness
Office from being a serious threat to America’s freedoms. Much greater
risks exist with much simpler plans. |
| November 12, 2002 |
Avoiding the Doom of Irrelevance |
Hope for the Democratic Party lies in criticizing Bush's betrayal of an open society. |
| October 29, 2002 |
Money Out the Window |
Americans’ obsession with home ownership is creating gridlock, draining pocketbooks, and creating a real estate bubble. |
| October 15, 2002 |
Riding to the Buffet |
Thousands of tiny biases discouraging exercise and encouraging the
over consumption of fatty food are responsible for Americans’ expanding
waistlines. |
| October 2, 2002 |
Hopeful Young Turkics |
The generation coming of age in the former Soviet Union is free of
baggage from the socialist system. They are the key to the future. |
| September 17, 2002 |
Bowling in Bishkek |
Kyrgyzstan is no longer an isolated Soviet backwater. |
| September 3, 2002 |
The White Supremacist Show |
People enjoy degrading reality television shows for the same reason white supremacists need people to hate.
|
| August 20, 2002 |
Heating a Tepid Dissent
The Case Against War on Iraq |
The problem with Dubya's war on Iraq isn't his failure to sell it
to America's Allies, it's the total lack of benefit to Americans. |
| August 6, 2002 |
Selling Scholarship |
Increased commercialism has not tarnished the reputation of the Smithsonian Institution; the outright sale of scholarship has. |
| July 23, 2002 |
Democracy’s Evil Twin |
Widespread stock ownership and falling stock prices are creating a destructive populism that could damage the American economy |
| July 9, 2002 |
Un-American Populism |
God or no God, the American Pledge of Allegiance is antithetical to the values of its Founding Fathers. |
| June 25, 2002 |
Just Around the Corner
The Belated Arrival of Video-on-Demand |
Media companies have been dragging their feet on video-on-demand
for over 20 years. New technologies can give viewers the power that
broadcasters and studios have denied them. |
| June 11, 2002 |
Losing the War on Terror |
The denial of civil liberties to an American suspect in a "dirty
bomb" plot proves America's willingness to betray itself to further an
unnecessary war. |
| May 28, 2002 |
Cherishing a Spectacular View |
The Memorial Day concert on the Capitol lawn is a testament to the good fortune that allows the building to remain standing. |
| May 14, 2002 |
Cynicism Triumphant
The Inevitable Fall of the Bush Presidency |
Bush’s shameful support for the American farm bill shows how far he’s fallen from his promising start. |
| April 30, 2002 |
Segway to Obesity |
Enthusiasm for the Segway scooter could turn an overweight America into an obese one. |
| April 16, 2002 |
Abandoning a Sinking Ship |
World events are rapidly diverging the interests of Israel and the
United States. It’s time for America to cut ties before it suffers the
painful side effects of Israel’s doom. |
| April 2, 2002 |
Crossing Borders With Uncrossed T’s |
The INS has a terribly inefficient system. Immigrants are the victims, not the villains. |
| March 19, 2002 |
Bankrolling an African Dictator |
Mugabe’s victory is a defeat for all of southern Africa. And I’m partially to blame. |
| March 5, 2002 |
Waiting for Doomsday |
It is only a matter of time before nuclear-armed terrorists take
out Washington or some other city. Humanity must learn to understand
and accept the consequences. |
| February 19, 2002 |
Afghan Columbine |
John Lindh is an idealistic young Californian who doesn’t deserve
to rot in an American jail. He deserves to rot in an Afghan jail. |
| February 5, 2002 |
More Evil Than Enron |
Enron’s corruption has nothing to do with campaign finance reform.
Politicians who say otherwise are trying to exploit public rage to
serve their own agenda. |
| January 22, 2002 |
Italian Driving Lessons |
Italy does not have the congestion and sprawl of America because drivers pay more to travel greater distances. |
| January 8, 2002 |
The End of Privacy |
Technology has made the fight against America’s national ID card a lost cause. |
| December 25, 2001 |
Do Cry for Argentina |
Argentina’s so-called experiment with capitalism was nothing of the
kind. Hopes for positive reform will likely have to wait for a new
generation. |
| December 11, 2001 |
Constitutional Rights: DENIED |
Ashcroft’s secret military tribunals strip the rights from almost 18 million American residents. |
| November 27, 2001 |
Shameful Comparisons |
Guatemala's growing liberties cast shame on declining freedom in the United States. |
| November 13, 2001 |
Irrational Destruction
Air Safety in the Terrorist Age |
Americans’ irrational fear of travel is causing much more economic damage than any terrorist group could achieve. |
| October 30, 2001 |
Fighting Hate with Lies |
Cultural leaders are defending Islam for the good of America. It’s too bad they just can’t tell the truth. |
| October 16, 2001 |
A Dissident is Here |
Dissenters who don't fall in line during wartime quickly become dissidents. |
| October 2, 2001 |
Fighting Terrorists,
Like America |
The United States cannot productively fight a war against terrorism without first deciding what the word means. |
| September 18, 2001 |
Going to War is Stupid |
America's unity is allowing unsound plans for war to go unquestioned. |
| September 4, 2001 |
The Defense of Racism |
Israelis should be the first to realize that Zionism, as practiced,
is racist. Without reform, Israel eventually won't be around to defend
itself. |
| August 21, 2001 |
Utterly Wrong |
Ten years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, it's not
difficult to understand why so many Russians view its demise as a
tragedy. |
| August 7, 2001 |
Imaginary Isolationism |
Charges of American Isolationism are ridiculous. The internationalist elite must wake up and realize the world has changed. |
| July 24, 2001 |
Welcome to the Former Indonesia |
The breakup of Indonesia has already begun. With luck, it might be a positive development. |
| July 10, 2001 |
It's the Kids, Stupid |
As long as Americans continue to expect all students to perform at
the same level, there is no prospect for true educational reform. |
| June 26, 2001 |
Worse Than Nothing
Regulating Efficient SUVs |
The feds think they can promote fuel conservation through even more regulation. So far, they've only made things worse. |
| June 12, 2001 |
Back in My Day
Longing for the Dead Dot Coms |
The craziest of the Dot Com companies deserved to die. I miss them, anyway. |
| May 29, 2001 |
Not Bad, For a President |
George W. Bush has been doing some good things in the past few
months. That's rare for a president, and its about to become even rarer. |
| April 22, 2001 |
Primitive Perspectives
Information Age vs. Stone Age |
People who doubt the power of the Internet revolution should spend some time in primitive societies. |
| March 11, 2001 |
Apartheid Unvanquished |
As long as South Africa continues to maintain two distinct societies, it risks increased emigration and decline. |
| February 20, 2001 |
Tunisian Feminism |
American feminists who complaign about their plight should get a good look at the Arab world. |
| February 6, 2001 |
Soaked by the Taxman
Meet the Posterboy for Bush's Tax Cut |
President Bush's tax cut plan isn't half-bad. Good chances for passage mean good news for deduction-deprived taxpayers like me. |
| January 23, 2001 |
Unrealistic Fantasies
The Future of International Organizations |
The presence of free-lance foreign policy agents like George Soros
is good for the world. Keeping them away from government-funded
bureaucracies is even better. |
| January 9, 2001 |
Crediting Idle Bullies
Who's Responsible for the Economic Boom? |
Politicians are not responsible for economic booms. At best, their
bragging rights are limited to boasts of not screwing anything up. |
| December 26, 2000 |
Saved From the Hype
The State of the Internet Economy |
Reports of the death of the Internet economy are as overblown as last year's dot-com stock valuations. |
| December 12, 2000 |
Cracking the Monolith |
The biggest untold story from America's election is the passage of
ballot initiatives marking the beginning of the end for the war on
drugs. |
| November 28, 2000 |
Mr. Bush, Tear Down That Wall |
Mexico's incoming president Vicente Fox has proposed opening the
border with the United States. If George W. Bush becomes president, he
may be the man to do it. |
| November 14, 2000 |
Don't Be Bosnia |
America's partisan squabbling over the election results is creating
a dangerously polarized atmosphere that betrays the liberal ideals of
the country's founding. |
| October 31, 2000 |
An Astronomical Failure |
Efforts to commericalize space have been a complete failure.
Without wasteful government spending, space industries will suffer a
serious decline. |
| October 17, 2000 |
Terrorizing Words |
The proper use of the word "terrorist" is one of the first casualties in the latest conflict in the Mideast. |
| October 3, 2000 |
Securing a Closed Society |
The most famous American symbols in Washington, D.C. are under
siege from security tyrants who intend to limit public access at the
expense of historic splendor. |
| September 19, 2000 |
A Severe and Enviable Wrath |
Massive protests against European fuel prices are an anti-tax
activist's dream. Too bad the American tax structure doesn't cause as
much public fury. |
| September 5, 2000 |
Making Jack a Dull Boy |
Despite huge and rising incomes, Americans appear completely
unwilling to give up part of their salaries in exchange for more free
time. |
| August 22, 2000 |
Soul Search |
Attempts to determine ethical limits for human cloning research
will fire an exciting debate about the origins of the human soul. |
| August 8, 2000 |
Staged Embraces
The Belated Arrival of Political Tolerance |
America's major parties continue to exploit minorities for
political gain, despite the development of a much more tolerant and
sophisticated society. |
| July 25, 2000 |
Crack Pipe Prospects
The Case Against D.C. Statehood |
The movement for D.C. statehood is disingenuous. If voting rights
is the real issue, far simpler solutions are readily available. |
| July 11, 2000 |
Pitiful Rivalries |
The history of ethnic warfare in Northern Ireland provides a
perfect example of just how pitifully futile tribal rivalries are in
the modern world. |
| June 27, 2000 |
Profoundly Evil
The Deadly Face Modern Migration |
The British government is responsible for the deaths of 58 Chinese
migrants. Efforts to push the blame off to human smugglers ignore the
fundamental evils of restrictive immigration policies. |
| June 13,2000 |
Destructive Forces |
The court-ordered breakup of Microsoft will do more harm than good.
The software giant will lose its dominance from the power of the
market, not the courtroom. |
| May 30, 2000 |
Barbarians at the Gate
The Yokelization of the Suburbs |
The country folks are taking over the suburbs. It's time for the city people to retreat. |
| May 16,2000 |
American Shantytown |
A quarter century has passed since the fall of Saigon. It's time to evict the Vietnam veteran squatters from the National Mall. |
| May 2, 2000 |
Imaginative Bankruptcy
The Ideological Void of Defense Policy |
The proposed American missile defense system looks expensive. In
reality, it is still one of the few worthwhile programs in a grossly
bloated and misdirected American defense budget. |
| April 18, 2000 |
Breaking the Bank |
Washington's anti-capitalist protesters are right to seek the
closure of the World Bank and the IMF. Too bad they have no
comprehension of why they should be eliminated. |
| April 4, 2000 |
Lessons of the Conquistadors |
America's immigration policy is leading to nothing but terrible
human rights violations. The government must choose between even more
brutal measures and a relaxation of controls. |
| March 21, 2000 |
Concluding an Appalling Silence |
The pope should apologize for the Vatican's reprehensible silence
during the Nazi Holocaust. Immediately thereafter, he must condemn
Israel's government for its repression of Christian and Muslim
minorities. |
| March 7, 2000 |
Innocent Casualties, Irrational Fears |
DoubleClick, Inc's retreat from building consumer profiles on the
web is bad news. Targeted advertising should not be feared it's
actually good for everybody. |
| February 22, 2000 |
Discarding Bad Apples
The Role of Prison in a Meritocratic Society |
The problem with the American prison system isn't that it locks up
too many people, it's that it puts the wrong people there in the first
place. |
| February 8, 2000 |
Fascist Etiquette
Learning to Live With Your Right-Wing Neighbor |
The European Union's punishment of Austria for electing Nazi
sympathizers is a little too self-righteous. If Europeans were to
examine their own governments' actions, they'd realize they're nothing
but watered-down fascist hypocrites. |
| January 25, 2000 |
Injustice of the Peace
Delegalizing Heterosexual Marriage |
Extending legal marriage to homosexuals is a dumb idea. To make
things fair, let's end public recognition of heterosexual marriages. |
| January 11, 2000 |
Global Enrichment
The State of the World in 2100 |
Here are David G. Young's predictions for the next century. The big
story will be just how wealthy those non-Europeans have become. |
| December 28, 1999 |
Calculated Risks
Why I Chose to Fly on Y2K |
Y2K hysteria is disgusting groupthink that must be rejected. I have
weighed the risks and plan to spend the early hours of the year 2000 on
a plane out of Mexico. |
| December 14, 1999 |
Anti-Government Instinct
My Subversive Desire to Eat Raw Eggs |
Big brother wants even more control over the eggs you eat. The proper response is to throw egg in his face. |
| November 30, 1999 |
The Frontline of Free Trade |
Peru has shown that free trade and free markets create jobs and
improve the environment. The WTO Protesters in Seattle ignore this
evidence for their own selfish interests. |
| November 16, 1999 |
Foreign Substance
The Growing Prominence of International Policy |
As the government becomes ever more irrelevant to the domestic
economy, the importance of foreign policy increases in the American
presidential election. |
| November 2, 1999 |
Managed Hatred
The Misguided Effort to Reform Health Care |
Congress' "Patients Bill of Rights" is no solution to America's
managed care woes. Patients will never be treated with respect until
they pay for their own health care. |
| October 19, 1999 |
In Defense of Qu?bec |
There is no reason the establishment of an independent Qu?bec can't
be a positive development. Instead of standing in the way, North
America's leaders should work to make the outcome as healthy as
possible. |
| October 5, 1999 |
Engaging in Political Blasphemy |
Pat Buchanan and Jesse Ventura should be rewarded for speaking with
candor, not vilified. Whether or not you agree with their statements,
their presence on the national stage nourishes healthy debate. |
| September 21, 1999 |
Meddlesome Tampering
Europe's Self-Destructive Attack on the Internet |
The European Union's regulatory designs on the Internet will only widen the technological gap between Europe and America. |
| September 7, 1999 |
An e-Transplant Prophecy |
The organ donation system in the United States is on the brink of
collapse. A shift to the widespread sale of human organs is inevitable.
Internet technologies may hasten this revolution. |
| August 24, 1999 |
Flawed Methodologies
Anticipating the Scientific Rule of Law |
The legal profession's scientific ignorance is a dangerous threat
to the rule of law. Reform must not stop with the use of scientific
advisors. It must force adoption of scientific methods as an integral
part of the judicial process. |
| August 10, 1999 |
Unimaginable Consequences
America's Simple Choice for Gun Control |
Lack of imagination and ignorance are at the very center of
America's standoff over gun control. Americans must choose to accept a
certain number of firearm deaths as the price of gun rights, or they
must give up those rights. |
| July 27, 1999 |
Panic Attacks
The Advancement of Hypochondria by the Press |
Female-oriented news reports have created millions of
hypochondriacs. The effects of the hysteria have begun to hurt American
society. |
| July 13, 1999 |
Deficit Nostalgia |
Taxes from rising American incomes are sending fuel into the fire
of government spending, as taxpayers become ever more complacent. |
| June 29, 1999 |
First Do No Harm
The Evil of Government-Sponsored Gambling |
Instead of condescendingly protecting people from private Internet
gambling, American governments should stop using gambling as a tool to
exploit their poor and ignorant people. |
| June 15, 1999 |
Promoting Obnoxious 'Burbs
How the Government Creates Gridlock and Sprawl |
New laws to limit suburban sprawl will accomplish nothing as long as the government provides the free highways that fuel growth. |
| June 1, 1999 |
Spying an Unconscionable Reality |
The Cox report on Chinese espionage against U.S. nuclear
laboratories shows no practical effects. Those who say otherwise are
exploiting the report for their own ends. |
| May 18, 1999 |
A Long Time Ago &
The Flawed Vision of Star Wars |
The dated technology and social structures in George Lucas' original film show just how far we've come since 1977. |
| May 4, 1999 |
Creating Violent Monsters
The Deadly Effects of Parental Irresponsibility |
Blame for the massacre at Columbine High School belongs to the
teenage killers and their parents. People who focus on guns, video
games, and Hollywood are guilty of shamefully manipulating a tragedy. |
| April 20, 1999 |
Compelling Sympathies
The Emerging American Propaganda Machine |
Reporters who criticize Serbia's shameless propaganda machine
should focus first on the shortcomings of the American press corps. |
| April 6, 1999 |
The Loose Grip of Repression
America's Secret Alliance with Serbia |
The Clinton administration's adamant opposition to Kosovar
independence is a huge boon to Milosovich. The time to reconsider the
inviolability of sovereign states is long overdue. |
| March 23, 1999 |
Protectionism Out of Prosperity |
The crisis in emerging markets has created the world's greatest
clearance sale. America's misguided moves toward protectionism could
spell trouble for the future. |
| March 9, 1999 |
Constitutional Apartheid
America's New Political Underclass |
The Supreme Court's Reno decision has stripped the constitutional
rights of over 16 million U.S. residents. The victims, this time, were
immigrants. Could you be next? |
| February 23, 1999 |
America Undefended
The Waste of Intervening in Kosovo |
Hundreds of millions of American lives are endangered by rogue
nuclear missiles. So why is the defense budget going to an intervention
in Kosovo rather than defending Americans? |
| February 9, 1999 |
Freedom of Access
MindSpring's Betrayal of the Internet |
The decision of MindSpring to close of the Nuremberg Files web site
may herald the end of the Web's status as a refuge of unusual ideas. |
| January 26, 1999 |
Avenging an Evil Plan
The Hastened Death of Social Security |
Clinton's plan to save Social Security may make it easier for younger Americans to end the program. |
| January 12, 1999 |
Sacrifice upon the Altar of Democracy |
New lawsuits against the gun industry show that U.S. juries are too democratic. |
| December 29, 1998 |
Dangerous Jargon |
So what if Microsoft's systems aren't open? |
| December 15, 1998 |
Vamos Federales!
Why the Federal Government Fears Puerto Rico |
It shouldn't be surprising that Puerto Ricans don't want their
island to be a state. Talk of creating an Enhanced Commonwealth should
be taken seriously - for Puerto Ricans, other nations, and even
American states. |
| December 1, 1998 |
Witnessing the Torture of Cambodia |
Cambodian democracy has been postponed for another generation. The best hope is for stability to allow economic development. |
| November 3, 1998 |
The Demise of Canadian Culture |
The free exchange of ideas is eroding national cultures. Canada's is the first to go. |
| October 20, 1998 |
Conjunction Junction, What Disfunction! |
Amtrak's demise is long overdue. An alliance with environmentalists and mass-transit activists might kill it yet. |
| October 6, 1998 |
The $50 Million Carnival Ride |
Senator Glenn's return to orbit highlights the worthlessness of the manned space program. |
| September 22, 1998 |
ADM: Supervillain to the World |
Farm subsidies are a corrupt payoff for ADM's political donations. |
| September 8, 1998 |
The Crisis of Anti-Capitalism |
Cronies and idealists have harmed the cause of capitalism. The absence of a credible opposition is dysfunctional and dangerous. |
| August 25, 1998 |
The Defeat of Anti-Tobacco |
The anti-smoking crusade is dead. |
| August 11, 1998 |
Discarding the Bottom Feeders |
Those Year 2000 Programmers are a bunch of bottom feeders. Let's trash them and their systems. |
| July 27, 1998 |
The Disposable President |
White House and Capitol security measures should reflect the ease of replacing politicians. |
| July 14, 1998 |
Armed Gangs
The Source of Police Brutality |
The police are an untrustworthy armed gang. They deserve strict supervision. |
| June 30, 1998 |
Atomic Capitalism
The End of Government's Nuclear Monopoly |
The nuclear industry of the past is dead. Privitization may offer hope for the future. |
| June 16, 1998 |
Evading the Tibetan Pariah |
Tibetan independence may be nice, but Tibetan freedom would be nicer. |
| June 2, 1998 |
The End of American Technology
|
The era of national technology is over. Borders cannot stop the flow of ideas. |
| May 18, 1998 |
Boom Times
India's Atomic Attack on the Free Market |
India's atomic tests threaten the future of global markets. |
| May 5, 1998 |
Organic Feces
|
People who say they want organic food deserve exactly that. |
| April 21, 1998 |
A Severe Shortage of Common Sense |
Technology companies are responsible for the labor shortage, but it's no reason to keep out valuable immigrants. |
| April 7, 1998 |
The Rise of the Mommy State
|
Lowering the legal limit to 0.08 is a bad idea. |
| March 24, 1998 |
America Libre |
The U.S. embargo against Cuba represses Americans. It's time to end it. |
| March 10, 1998 |
Your Friend the Monopolist
|
Bill Gates could use an image makeover. It's too bad that it's come to this. |
| February 24, 1998 |
Brewpubs and Atom Bombs
Pick the Real Threat to American Security |
It's time for the national defense budget to be used for national defense. |
| February 10, 1998 |
Waxman's Smoking Gun
|
Blame Rep. Waxman for the protection of tobacco companies at expense of smokers. |
| January 27, 1998 |
Pardoning "Schmucko"
Who Cares If the President is a Liar? |
President Clinton was elected on a platform of philandering and lying. Deal with it. |
| January 13, 1998 |
Defending the Unibomber
|
Forcing an insanity defense on the Unibomber is wrong. Let him defend his actions, if he can. |
| December 30, 1997 |
Denver's Folly
How NOT to Build an Airport |
Airport designers should learn from Denver's mistakes and create a more distributed transportation system. |
| December 16, 1997 |
Death in Siberia
|
Cities in the Russian Far East look terribly bleak. Some may not survive. |
| December 2, 1997 |
Vacationing in Fargo |
Global warming could offer positive benefits. Don't let U.N. bureaucrats squash our future. |
| November 18, 1997 |
Booty Recall
|
Barbie's redesign to a more 'realistic' shape threatens the titillation of men and the health of women. |
| November 4, 1997 |
Sherman's Grudgematch
The Coming Irrelevance of Monopolies |
The U.S. Government's anti-trust case against Microsoft is a worthless artifact of the industrial era. |
| October 21, 1997 |
Censor This, Senator
|
Senator McCain's television rating plan smacks of censorship, but his efforts are futile. |
| October 7, 1997 |
Seeing the Whites of Their Lies
The Social Security Budget Beachhead |
Don't spend the budget surplus on Baby Boomers' retirement. |
| September 23, 1997 |
Consumers Vs. the Outhouse Economy |
The debate over fast-track authority for NAFTA expansion ignores consumer rights. |
| September 9, 1997 |
Take Care of Your Own Kids |
Taking care of kids should be the responsibility of parents, not taxpayers. |
| August 26, 1997 |
The E. Coli Cookbook |
Irradiation could have kept the whole E. coli outbreak from
happening. Hudson foods may not be innocent, but activists and an
ignorant public are guilty as sin. |
| August 12, 1997 |
Marlboro Renaissance
The Future Resurgance of Tobacco |
The failed anti-smoking movement is only a fad. Smoking will live on. |
| July 29, 1997 |
Burying Hitler's Ghosts
Celebrating the Millennium without Pol Pot |
Pol Pot's removal from power symbolizes the end of a century of statist experimentation.. |
| July 15, 1997 |
Privatizing America the Beautiful |
Don't tax people to retire the national debt. Sell federal land. |
| July 1, 1997 |
The War to Remember World War II |
The proposed World War II memorial glorifies repression. |
| June 17, 1997 |
Saving the Planet with Clones |
Cloning technology will force cultural changes. |
