In October 2001, I wrote the following: “Having thus identified the enemy, we will be flirting with a world war between Islam and the West, which we must not allow to happen………..our ideological enemy is an extreme sect of radical Islam, not the Muslim religion, the leaders of which should loudly condemn the barbarians who […]
Archives for 2005
The 1% Difference
This summer, the folks in Dayton, Tennessee are no doubt at least recognizing, if not celebrating, the eightieth anniversary of the Scopes Trial, sometimes popularly dubbed the “monkey trial”, which, largely because of the mythology that has been built around it by Hollywood and the larger than life personalities who were involved, has become the […]
Are We On Europe’s Path?
Three recent policy debates in Congress and two recent research reports should give all of us very serious concern. I refer to the debates on the approval of the CAFTA treaty, the energy bill, and the transportation bill, all of which seemingly had desirable, or at least acceptable, outcomes from the Bush administration’s point of […]
War Update—Condi Abroad, Bush At Home
The transformation of the Middle East plods on, no thanks to the irresponsible opposition in this country, the leading political party of which calibrates its every move based on its anticipated damage to the credibility of the Commander in Chief. In fairness, President Bush hasn’t helped himself much lately, having been remiss in his communications […]
The Continuing Creep Of Same Sex Marriage
From the Institute for American Values comes word that its leadership is considering a major conference on the crisis of parenthood and related issues. It couldn’t come too soon or at a more critical juncture. The Institute also reports that Canada is seeking to erase the term “natural parent” from federal law, replacing it with […]
The “C” Word
An editorial lead in the current issue of Chief Executive Magazine caught my attention. It essentially suggested that CEOs of the major companies are finally waking up to the realization that a renewed and primary emphasis on competitiveness is the key to the restoration of business credibility on a range of issues, including the multiple […]
Supreme Battle
With the resignation of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, it appears that the “mother of all judicial confirmation battles” has begun, and I say bring it on. To those who suggest that President Bush should pick another day to have this fight or should seek to promote comity by appointing someone who shares O’Connor’s inclination for […]
The Next Crisis Of The Moral Hazard
Who can doubt that the recent announcement that a Chicago bankruptcy judge allowed United Airlines to unload its unfunded pension liability on the federal government is potentially the break in the dam for the next crisis of moral hazard a la the savings and loan fiasco of the 1980s? Can a similar taxpayer bailout of […]
Whither Europe?
“This constitution is in its way, a daughter of French thought.”—French President Jacques Chirac. A very perceptive quote, for, in fact, the document in its essence is a direct derivative of the ideals of the “general will” as embodied in the thought of the French philosophes who formed the ideology that led to the French […]
The World’s Greatest Minority Party Folds Again
Question for the day—what is the most important issue of our time in America, except for national defense? Is it gasoline prices or energy policy, education, stem cell research, immigration policy, Social Security reform, universal health care, or any of the other weekly hot buttons of the polls and focus groups? No, it is none […]