When Elites Go Bad
On April 21, the Supreme Court heard arguments on the case of Savanna Redding. Six years ago, when Miss Redding was a 13-year-old eighth grader, …
Dark Clouds Gathering?
April proved a bloody month in Iraq. Just as U.S. troops were closing up shop in the cities, violence spiked. Suicide and car bombings caused …
Bring Back the Q-ship
A solution to the plague of piracy in the Indian Ocean off Somalia has so far eluded the world community. The rescue of Captain Richard …
Hara Kiri, American-Style
On March IS, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) suggested that executives of AIG should consider suicide. You may recall that on that date the furor erupted …
Down Mexico Way
The drug wars in Mexico are devastating that country. Thousands are dying, the tourist economy is affected, and fear and intimidation have become facts of …
Generous to a Fault
In February the White House announced that it planned to put the United States on a path to double the dollars it sends abroad in …
With Friends Like These
While visiting the United States in mid-Janua~Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul Qadir let it be known that Iraq will require a U.S. military presence for another …
A Bunch of Buttinskis
On January 25, the Federal Communications Commission proposed that a $1.4 million fine be levied on 52 television stations owned by or affiliated with ABC. …
Not Kristol Clear
At the end of 2007, the New York Times announced that it had hired Bill Kristol as an op- ed columnist. A curious development, to …
A Successful Surge?
As we enter the election year of 2008, the war in Iraq has become almost a secondary issue. Both violence throughout the country and U.S. …