Fascinating to the End
I last saw Bill Bradford on Dec. 7, 2005, the night before he died. I had not seen him since May, when he had come …
Choosing For You
Washington was one of seven states that allowed the sale of the “Plan B” antipregnancy drug before the FDA legalized it nationwide. In that state …
To Filter the People
I favor immigration. America is defined not by ethnicity but by a set of political ideas, and if others will embrace those ideas, I welcome …
Not Deceived
It was the theme of Paul Weaver’s book, “News and the Culture of Lying” (1994), that journalism too often leaves out the good stuff because …
It’s no Longer the Economy
One idea that seems to have died is that the president of the United States runs the economy and is personally responsible for it. The …
Medical Doubletalk
I was recently at a presentation given by a nationally active advocate for socialized medicine. Of course, that is not what the advocate called it; …
Freedom Finger
I see in the Wall Street Journal, May 2, that the silvery skyscraper planned for the site of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York …
Don’t Drink the Water
When the public school authority in my city discovered that water in some of the school drinking fountains contained from 11 to 18 parts per …
Global Warning
There is a tendency among libertarians to deny that the globe is warming or, more commonly now, that the warming is caused by human agency. …
Out With a Whimper
I was annoyed when the Left kept bringing up Enron as if it were the emblematic capitalist company. Now I begin to accept it, at …