Category: Features

It was about 9:30 p.m. on the evening of Dec. 6, 1941.1 Navy Lieutenant Lester R. Schulz, special deputy Communication Watch Officer, assigned that evening …

Born in 1940, I can remember only four episodes. The first occurred around 1956 when I was disinvited from some trivial affair at the Scarsdale …

If you think the idea of term limits has no merit, consider this: on Dec. 5, Strom Thurmond turned 100, just prior to his retirement …

Every election has good news, at least every election does for libertarians like me. At the very laast, every election involves the defeat of several …

The answer to “bad” Republicans is to replace them with better Republicans – not with Democrats who are far worse. Such common-sense political wisdom, however, …

Waste, fraud, and abuse of accounting standards are in the news – and not just at Enron and WorldCom. For decades, the Forest Service claimed …

It was a chilly winter day, and one of our family cats had just given birth in the basement of our house. Mom hustled my …

The great majority of Americans are convinced, understandably enough, that ours is the best form of government in the world. At the same time, most …

Given the unprecedented sense of national vulnerability in the wake of Sept. 11, we undoubtedly need to correct gaps in our security. In so doing, …

At the age of twelve I become an atheist and have remained so ever since. I say this in order to make it clear I’m …