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September 13, 2010:Iraq: The speech that should have been
September 06, 2010:Air travel: Dress for survival
August 30, 2010:Muslim Victory Mosque: GLOAT vs. RESPECT
August 23, 2010:Government spending: Stimulus or bribe?
August 16, 2010:Obama meltdown and the Ground Zero mosque
August 09, 2010:Pessimistic & powerless: Will America boil over?
August 02, 2010:Campaign politics: Playing Hardball
July 26, 2010:Voter turn-out: Ruling Class or Country Class?
July 19, 2010:Obama and the Tale of the Trojan Horse
July 12, 2010:Immigration: President Reagan’s great mistake
July 05, 2010:November, 2010: The next American Revolution?
June 28, 2010:General McChrystal and the Battle of Hastings
June 21, 2010:Turkey: Between Red China and the deep Black Sea
June 14, 2010:The blood supply: Science versus politics
June 07, 2010:Gaza flotilla: A lesson learned
May 31, 2010:Legislate in haste: Repent in sorrow?
May 24, 2010:Mexico, 2010: The Obama Telegram
May 17, 2010:Border Wars: Archbishop Chaput speaks truth
May 10, 2010:Immigration: Law of Unintended Incompetence
May 03, 2010:Arizona: More economics than race
April 26, 2010:America: The beacon of hope and freedom
April 19, 2010:Econ 101: Nothing happens until a sale is made
April 12, 2010:The Supremes and the Obama Regime
April 05, 2010:For troops and CIA, the fog of war gets foggier
March 29, 2010:ObamaCare: Do we really need it?
March 22, 2010:Predators and Reapers: Saving troops from harm
March 15, 2010:Political Science 101: Three-percent plus one
March 08, 2010:Combat air assault: A Vietnam memoir
March 01, 2010:News flash: Mossad blamed for global warming
February 22, 2010:A killing in Dubai: The obvious may not be real
February 15, 2010:Political blood sport: Anonymous sources
February 08, 2010:Campaign promises & the War on Common Sense
February 01, 2010:From the UK: To see ourselves as others see us
January 25, 2009:After one year: Heck of a job, Mr. O!
January 18, 2010:Have a Happy New(s) Year!
January 11, 2010:Stimulus packages: Why don’t they work?
January 04, 2010:Airline security: The system worked: For al-Qaeda
December 28, 2009:Is ObamaCare the path to permanent power?
December 21, 2009:Remembering: A Vietnam Christmas
December 14, 2009:Behavior for Dummies 101
December 07, 2009:Afghanistan: Live or die with Hamid Karzai
November 30, 2009:Climategate: The books were cooked!
November 23, 2009:Civil trial: Intended or unintended consequences?
November 16, 2009:Afghanistan: Gumming the bullet
November 09, 2009:Ft. Hood: Murdered by Political Correctness
November 02, 2009:Gullible Gulliver goes to Copenhagen
October 26, 2009:The Constitution: Is it lost in history?
October 19, 2009:Hormuz and Malacca: Dire straits?
October 12, 2009:From Oslo with love: An Albatross?
October 05, 2009:Behind the Camel Curtain: What went wrong
September 28, 2009:Mr. Obama: Merely ignorant or deliberately cruel?
September 21, 2009:Mr. Obama: "You prevaricate!"
September 14, 2009:American exceptionalism: It’s geography, stupid.
September 07, 2009:ObamaCare: Find cure for Fuss-im-Mund disease
August 31, 2009:Wanted: A few rough men
August 24, 2009:Health choices: Will Big Brother get to decide?
August 17, 2009:ObamaCare: Is the magic wearing off?
August 10, 2009:Stimulate the economy: Cash-for-Everything
August 03, 2009:CARS: Test drive the 2009 Fiasco!
July 27, 2009:KevorkianCare: Hemlock for seniors
July 20, 2009:Grand Opera: A Farewell to the Pordenone Arms
July 13, 2009:Is Vladimir Putin a strategist extraordinaire?
July 06, 2009:Liberals: You can’t hide your ride
June 29, 2009:Don’t spy for me, Argentina
June 22, 2009:The panics of 1907 and 2007: Common Factors
June 15, 2009:Blunting the Soviet advance: A victory in Iran
June 08, 2009:Out of the closet: It’s Hussein!
June 01, 2009:Pravda: America has gone Marxist
May 18, 2009:Better watch out: Here comes the bus!
May 11, 2009:Election 2012: Can the GOP come back to power?
May 04, 2009:Which is safer: Waterboarding or Snowboarding?
April 27, 2009:ObamaCare: Canadians aren’t for it
April 20, 2009:Economic and political/social systems: Compared
April 13, 2009:Navy SEALs 4, pirates 0: Sea captain rescued
April 06, 2009:Scandals and ideas: The path to power?
March 30, 2009:Ministry of Truth: No enemies, war’s over!
March 23, 2009:The financial fiasco: Off with their heads!
March 16, 2009:First causes: How history could be different
March 09, 2009:Change 101: How to stifle the economy
March 02, 2009:Banking nationalization: The trend accelerates
February 23, 2009:Afghanistan-Pakistan: Finding the middle way
February 16, 2009:Stimulatus porkus: The ObamaNation
February 09, 2009:Dr. Kissinger: A tour-de-force
February 02, 2009:Sustaining the lamp of freedom: 100 years from now
January 26, 2009:Club Gitmo: Still a Hobson’s choice
January 19, 2009:The party’s over: Time to work
January 12, 2009:Iran and Hamas: Manipulating the media
January 05, 2009:Still valid: The Soldier and the State
December 29, 2008:Tommy and the pirates: Jefferson’s war vs. jihad
December 22, 2008:Remembering: A Vietnam Christmas
December 15, 2008:The Big 3 and the UAW: Is it Sayonara?
December 08, 2008:From 9/11 to Mumbai: Connecting the dots
December 01, 2008:America: Are we still a nation-state?
November 24, 2008:A tribute to the retiring Brit Hume
November 17, 2008:Election 2008: Crunching the numbers
November 10, 2008:Split personality: The U.S. military
November 04, 2008:Election day: Voting against, rather than for
October 27, 2008:The security clearance: Inside the process
October 20, 2008:Election 2008: Will America go for socialism?
October 13, 2008:Mortgage meltdown: Pin the tail on the donkey
October 06, 2008:Financial bail-out: Of laws and sausages
September 29, 2008:The bail-out: A cheesy deal
September 22, 2008:Financial turmoil: This too will pass
September 15, 2008:Election outcome: Three issues and 18-percent
September 08, 2008:Campaign 2008: Legendary lives, interesting people
September 01, 2008:Freedom of the seas: Our most vital interest
August 25, 2008:2008: Sleepless in Moscow
August 18, 2008:Russia, Race and Gender: Could Hillary still win?
August 11, 2008:The Guns of August: Please, not again!
August 04, 2008:Congress: Enjoy your five-week recess
July 28, 2008:Oil, opium, and domestic energy independence
July 21, 2008:Obama: Can sing Kumbahyah. Will travel.
July 14, 2008:Memories of Tony Snow: Journalist extraordinaire
July 07, 2008:Ignoring history and doomed to repeat it
June 30, 2008:Black Gold: We are sitting on 38 billion barrels
June 23, 2008:Petition on behalf of America’s candle-makers
June 16, 2008:Gasoline: Two ways to drop prices
June 09, 2008:President George W. Bush: His place in history?
June 02, 2008:American conservatism: A very brief history
May 26, 2008:Gaffegate: Surely, we can have better
May 19, 2008:Whose name is being called? Or, changed?
May 12, 2008:Going negative: Does it work or boomerang?
May 05, 2008:Gas too prices too high? Look in the mirror
April 28, 2008:Guilt by association: Will it work?
April 21, 2008:Fascism: Not just for liberals or conservatives
April 14, 2008:Inspections: Are they reasonable?
April 07, 2008:NATO: Still alive and well
March 31, 2008:Warming or Cooling? Take your pick
March 24, 2008:The Supremes: 2d Amendment and home defense
March 17, 2008:New York: Now, Justice is actually blind
March 10, 2008:Denver: The Goons of August
March 03, 2008:Abe’s checklist: 1. Free slaves. 2. Tap lines
February 25, 2008:Politics: The calorie-laden lady has yet to sing
February 18, 2008:Denver in August: Brace for a shootout
February 11, 2008:Stimson & Truman: Still shaping history?
February 04, 2008:Let’s talk Turkey
January 28, 2008:Aviation education: From doodles to dollars
January 21, 2008:Caucus: The Algonquian Revenge?
January 14, 2008:Change: Can the next generation achieve it?
January 07, 2008:Public diplomacy: Too hard or too soft?
December 31, 2007:Bhutto’s assassination: A deal killer
December 24, 2007:Airline delays: A self-inflicted problem
December 17, 2007:Iranian nukes: Phony estimate or palace coup?
December 10, 2007:JFK and Romney: Pinheads and the angel count
December 03, 2007:Radical Islam: The Hydra-headed monster
November 26, 2007:Pakistan: An old concept with a strange twist
November 19, 2007:Too warm or too cold: Which is worse?
November 12, 2007:Pakistan: The story behind the story
November 05, 2007:How to beat the U.S. Postal System, sort of
October 29, 2007:Tales from the German Woods
October 22, 2007:Munich: Will we ever learn?
October 15, 2007:Milk-bottle Bomb: Will it awaken a sleeping U.S.?
October 08, 2007:Rural/Mountain America: The VLJs are coming
October 01, 2007:Air Defense: Clueless in Iran and Syria
September 24, 2007:The New England Patriot Act
September 17, 2007:Our Gulliver’s Travels in the 21st Century
September 10, 2007:Seriously, can we wage war during peace and win?
September 03, 2007:Had enough flight delays? There is a solution.
August 27, 2007:Iraq: Do we have the courage to continue?
August 20, 2007:Oh, what a remarkable morning!
August 13, 2007:Middle East Poker: Can the Texan hold ’em?
August 06, 2007:Aviation Funding: GA takes "high" road
July 30, 2007:Iran and the Democrats: The folks to watch
July 23, 2007:Disband the CIA: Start all over
July 16, 2007:Why phone banking is dead, or should be
July 09, 2007:No crime, no time: But will true Justice prevail?
July 02, 2007:George W. Bush: Failing upward
June 25, 2007:Washington’s Crazies & Wimps: Both are worse
June 18, 2007:Reagan and Thatcher: The Dynamic Duo
June 11, 2007:War during Peace: The Paradox of VN and WWIV
June 04, 2007:Environmentalism: It’s easy being Green
May 28, 2007:Immigration: The Kennedy-McCain Fantasy
May 21, 2007:Did I shave off all my body hair just for this?
May 14, 2007:Man v. technology: Seeking the ultimate balance
May 07, 2007:Dark Victory: But victory just the same
April 30, 2007:Osama bin Laden: Does he have a point?
April 23, 2007:Virginia Tech: No deportation and no deterrence
April 16, 2007:Two Wars: Can we win both, or even one?
April 09, 2007:Micro-management: The curse of military command
April 02, 2007:Congress: Snatching defeat from victory?
March 26, 2007:Ostracism: Should we cast our ostraka?
March 19, 2007:Tip for Lefties: NRA stickers could save your life
March 12, 2007:Uncle Sam needs you to...ah...reproduce!
March 05, 2007:Aviation user fees: A question of fairness
February 26, 2007:Special brain cells help language learners
February 19, 2007:Whatever Nancy wants, Nancy gets?
February 12, 2007:Is a new Contract With America the path to power?
February 05, 2007:Iraq: Secure the oil. We win. They lose.
January 29, 2007:Cliches: How to avoid them like the plague
January 22, 2007:Mexico and America: Guilty of Peonage
January 15, 2007:Iraq: Why there is no there there
January 08, 2007:Shoot and scoot: An alternative to surge and purge
January 01, 2007:How the election of 1976 changed the Middle East
December 25, 2006:Truth in campaigning: Is it too big an idea?
December 18, 2006:Red China and Ukraine: Science serving greed
December 11, 2006:The "other" Iraq Submission Group Report
December 04, 2006:The Holidays: What public officials should know
November 27, 2006:Cognitive Dissonance: Guns versus Butter
November 20, 2006:Support the troops: Now, more than ever
November 13, 2006:GOP: The gang that wouldn’t shoot straight
November 06, 2006:Senator Kerry: Open mouth, smart-bomb foot
October 30, 2006:Who created Iraq and why
October 23, 2006:Iraq: Can we play all ends vs. the middle?
October 16, 2006:Preemption: Why some find it difficult
October 09, 2006:October: The month of political surprises
October 02, 2006:Oil: Vital interests make strange bedfellows
September 25, 2006:Iraq: How geography favors Coalition Forces
September 18, 2006:No, you can’t go back to Constantinople
September 11, 2006:The path to, yet another, 9/11
September 04, 2006:No foul, no harm: Plame Game should end
August 28, 2006:What will it take before we "get it"?
August 21, 2006:The Hareem: Is it the cause of Islamic fascism?
August 14, 2006:Jihad: Why we are to blame for being attacked
August 07, 2006:Lebanon: Troubled history, hate-filled present
July 31, 2006:Israel: Defeat Hezbollah or learn to live in caves
July 24, 2006:Who’s insane now: Hezbollah or Israel?
July 17, 2006:Robert Novak: Trying to explain the inexplicable
July 10, 2006:The heart of darkness: North Korea at night
July 03, 2006:Through the Looking Glass: Wrongly
June 26, 2006:Infiltration/Abdication/Fornication/Reunification
June 19, 2006:Iraq: Winning war, losing in Sinistra Media
June 12, 2006:Kicking the "Yes, But Syndrome"
June 05, 2006:Iraq: A turning point in world history?
May 29, 2006:Immigration policy: Framing the debate
May 22, 2006:The Nov. elections: Will the GOP base turn out?
May 15, 2006:Our three major challenges, and how to fix them
May 08, 2006:Intelligence shake-up: The story behind the story
May 01, 2006:Tony Snow: Irreverent recollections of a patriot
April 24, 2006:Rumsfeld under attack: The back story
April 17, 2006:Of smart mullahs and dumb GOP leadership
April 10, 2006:Without effective control, there goes the border
April 03, 2006:The Immigration battle: Who will win?
March 27, 2006:The interesting odyssey of George W. Bush
March 20, 2006:Ports Deal: At least more Americans pay attention
March 13, 2006:Nuke weapons: Iran’s ticket to Islamic leadership
March 06, 2006:The Koran: The History Channel needs salt
February 27, 2006:Land, sea and air security upgrades needed
February 20, 2006:Washington Huskies reject Duty-Honor-Country
February 13, 2006:President Carter, Radical Islam and France
February 06, 2006:Energy independence and the War on Terror
January 30, 2006:Roadmap to Peace: Tattered, but still intact
January 23, 2006:Thirteen Steps to Win the War on Terror
January 16, 2006:War on Terror: Two books, two contrasting views
January 09, 2006:Is our Constitution a suicide pact?
January 02, 2006:The Fear Factor and International Relations
December 26, 2005:NSA eavesdrops on Osama and Abdul...
December 19, 2005:Iraq: Will we prevail or "cut and run?"
December 12, 2005:The Peoples’ Heat & Light Company wins again
December 05, 2005:Iraq: Who wins, who loses?
November 28, 2005:Cut and run? Renowned strategist says: No!
November 21, 2005:Secret message from Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
November 14, 2005:Is Paris Burning? You bet your Chablis and Brie
November 07, 2005:General Aviation: On threshold of a new dawn
October 31, 2005:Wilsons scam White House: Libby pays the price
October 24, 2005:The Plame Game: Why is it being played?
October 17, 2005:Total Immersion: Maintaining our heritage
October 10, 2005:True environmentalists vs. the enviro-nuts
October 03, 2005:Should Ward Churchill protest Christmas & Easter?
September 26, 2005:Moaning about gas prices? No phone, no moan
September 19, 2005:Hurricane Katrina’s winners and losers
September 12, 2005:Katrina: She raised some serious questions
September 05, 2005:Learning the lessons of Hurricane Katrina
August 29, 2005:Americans: We still don’t get it
August 22, 2005:From Philistines to Palestinians: Rest of Story
August 15, 2005:Operation Able Danger: the smoking gun of 9/11
August 08, 2005:The Sinistra Media
August 01, 2005:American Hiroshima: Can it be deterred?
July 25, 2005:General W.C. Westmoreland: Fine man, great soldier
July 18, 2005:The Nominees: The Battle over Natural Law
July 11, 2005:How the French turned Left, and we went Right
July 04, 2005:US Supremes: Kiss your land goodbye
June 27, 2005:War on Terror: We could use some good ideas
June 20, 2005:DORK: White House Plan for the G’itmo Detainees
June 13, 2005:Watergate burglaries: The rest of the story?
June 06, 2005:Nixon and Felt: the star-crossed haters
May 30, 2005:Stem cells, 14 Dwarfs and Amb. Clint Eastwood?
May 23, 2005:The U.S. Constitution: It’s time to read it!
May 16, 2005:Murder here, run for Mexico and be safe
May 09, 2005:Deny the obvious by moving the goal posts
May 02, 2005:The House Ethics Committee: The back story
April 25, 2005:Mexico: Our almost 51st State
April 18, 2005:Representative Democracy: Can it be restored?
April 11, 2005:The Pope, the Prince and our desire for Order
April 04, 2005:Pope John Paul II and the collapse of communism
March 28, 2005:Murder on the judicial installment plan
March 21, 2005:The Phantom of the Social Security Trust Fund
March 14, 2005:American Foreign Policy: Saving Europe once again?
March 07, 2005:Some news, and some not so new news
February 28, 2005:The Bush Doctrine: a different kind of tsunami
February 21, 2005:Social Security Reform: Feared by liberal groups
February 14, 2005:Professor Ward Churchill: A boon for conservatives
February 07, 2005:Social Security reform: Just the tip of iceberg
January 31, 2005:Indonesia: Help us, but you can’t train here
January 24, 2005:The Iraqi election: Let’s be fair and balanced
January 17, 2005:See-BS: the anatomy of an attack
January 10, 2005:America: Getting there first with the most
January 03, 2005:Malaysian Memories
December 27, 2004:What’s behind the attacks on Christmas?
December 20, 2004:Looking Beyond 2005
December 13, 2004:Bernie, you would have been fun to watch
December 06, 2004:Bush II: Off to a solid start
November 29, 2004:Al Zarqawi says he’s in a world of hurt
November 22, 2004:No more Pearl Harbors ... and 9/11s?
November 15, 2004:Post-election Odds and Ends
November 08, 2004:Election 2004: Winners and losers
November 01, 2004:October Surprises: Some work, some do not
October 25, 2004:Why the mejor media list so heavily to Port
October 18, 2004:Winning the War on Terror: Sooner or Later?
October 11, 2004:John Kerry’s War on Error
October 04, 2004:Why we are winning the War on Terror
September 27, 2004:Dan Rather and The Allegory of the Cave
September 20, 2004:Are we winning yet?
September 13, 2004:Has Clinton assigned Kerry an impossible task?
September 06, 2004:Winning the war that dare not speak its name
August 30, 2004:Can anyone up there explain this?
August 23, 2004:The Rumsfeld Plan makes strategic sense
August 16, 2004:Some Cajun advice for John Kerry
August 09, 2004:The Namier Effect: Does it operate today?
August 02, 2004:Kerry: PT-109-type hero or conduct unbecoming?
July 26, 2004:Loss of civility: Our Achilles heel?
July 19, 2004:The Swift Boat veterans want to be heard
July 12, 2004:Do crime, do time
July 05, 2004:June, 2004: A month to remember
June 28, 2004:The Vietnam War: At last, the truth
June 21, 2004:Up the Wall
June 14, 2004:Reagan: Strategy of the Indirect Approach
June 07, 2004:Ronald Reagan: The man we never knew
May 31, 2004:The importance of being there
May 24, 2004:Marry, marry quite contrary to traditional values
May 17, 2004:The World War III death toll nears 10,000
May 10, 2004:What’s behind the Vietnam medal controversy?
May 03, 2004:Iraq: Use The Bush Doctrine to correct the past
April 26, 2004:WMD: Words of Many Democrats
April 19, 2004:Found: the 9/11 smoking information firewall
April 12, 2004:Deliver us from Frank Church and Jimmy Carter
April 05, 2004:An Open Letter to the "Old Europe."
March 29, 2004:The 9/11 Hearings: What have we learned?
March 22, 2004:The rain of pain fell mainly on the trains
March 15, 2004:John Kerry: war hero or phony opportunist?
March 08, 2004:"The Passion of the Christ"
March 01, 2004:The Pig Fat Deterrent: Whose idea was that?
February 23, 2004:What Saddam believed, and why we believed it
February 16, 2004:Saddam Hussein’s Oil-for-UN Votes Program
February 09, 2004:Can J.F. Kerry win the support of Vietnam Vets?
February 02, 2004:Vietnam: The glass house of John F. Kerry
January 26, 2004:Immigration: converting illegals to legals
January 19, 2004:Why some Arab leaders believe what they believe
January 12, 2004:Only you can prevent .... stupidity
January 05, 2004:Instead of politics: How about some good ideas?
December 29, 2003:Iraq: A Marine Commander’s Christmas Message
December 22, 2003:Saddam’s capture: A major step forward
December 15, 2003:Who really "outed" Jane Bond?
December 14, 2003:Stop the presses: Saddam captured
December 08, 2003:How to Destroy America
December 01, 2003:Under Attack: By the Cult of Envy and Hatred
November 24, 2003:Catching killers and Democracy: Both take time
November 17, 2003:The Phenomenon of "First News"
November 10, 2003:The Freedom Virus: Bush’s 9/11 Counterattack
November 03, 2003:It’s the tax cuts, stupid!
October 27, 2003:Are we a nation "Under God," or not?
October 20, 2003:The War on Terror: No water’s edge
October 13, 2003:When will we ever learn?
October 06, 2003:Behind, the "leak," an educated guess
September 29, 2003:Our Finest Hour
September 22, 2003:How appointed judges came to rule America
September 15, 2003:Election 2004: Can the Dems have it both ways?
September 08, 2003:Without victory, no lasting peace
November 01, 2003:The Ten Commandments and the Culture War
August 25, 2003:After the revolution: there’s still hope
August 18, 2003:The Culture War: the battles continue
August 11, 2003:History tells us: Give Columbus a break
August 04, 2003:From Mecca to Baghdad, the war never stops
July 28, 2003:Funding competition reduces intelligence sharing
July 21, 2003:Iraq: What’s really happening over there
July 14, 2003:Iraq: better intel and fairer perspective needed
July 07, 2003:Health care: dietary supplements vs. the knife
June 30, 2003:Reflections on American and Iraqi Independence
June 23, 2003:The Death of France
June 16, 2003:The Wars of the 21st Century
June 09, 2003:Martha Stewart Serving?
June 02, 2003:M. Frederic Bastiat petitions the French govt.
May 26, 2003:Frustration: a major cause for their hatred
May 19, 2003:The Seven Characteristics of Loser Nations
May 12, 2003:Shaping the military of the future
May 05, 2003:The "Should Eat Crow But Won’t Awards"
April 28, 2003:The Patriot’s Shopping Guide
April 21, 2003:Without spin: what to do with Iraqi oil
April 14, 2003:Iraqi Freedom: winners, losers and a lesson
April 07, 2003:Iraq: the shots heard around the world
March 31, 2003:September 11th: the day that ripped off the scabs
March 24, 2003:France: putting profit before principle
March 17, 2003:Gulf War II: what lies ahead
March 10, 2003:President Bush, "Let’s see their cards."
March 03, 2003:War against Saddam: Now, it is inevitable
February 24, 2003:The French Military: An unfair joke?
February 17, 2003:Simple problems, difficult solutions
February 10, 2003:The Hollywood Left’s Hypocritical Oath
February 03, 2003:The Axis of Weasels
January 27, 2003:Trying to decipher the dialogue of the deaf
January 20, 2003:The ironic impact of the anti-war movement
January 13, 2003:Crystal balling the months again
January 06, 2003:Beginning 2003 with Taxes, Iraq and North Korea
December 30, 2002:Iraq vs. N. Korea: a Hobson’s Choice
December 23, 2002:The Three Militant Faces of Islam, plus Murray
December 16, 2002:The Hollywood Left: the usual suspects are whining
December 09, 2002:Next year: Facing the test that is to come
December 02, 2002:Missiles vs. airliners: a serious threat
November 25, 2002:So much history in so little time
November 18, 2002:Diplomacy backed by force: a winning combination
November 11, 2002:Splinter Parties: Losing the entire loaf
November 04, 2002:The new Coors Ads: sleazy, not pure
October 28, 2002:Total Immersion vs. Bi-lingual Education.
October 21, 2002:The Posse Comitatus Act should be obeyed
October 14, 2002:October brings out keepers of odd knowledge KOOKS
October 07, 2002:Where have all the Commies gone?
September 30, 2002:The Parable of the Gracious Homeowner
September 23, 2002:The Middle East: Destabilization anyone?
September 16, 2002:The Saddam cancer: will we remove it in time?
September 09, 2002:The Day I Learned the Meaning of Freedom
September 02, 2002:Denver: Byers’ Folly
August 26, 2002:Baseball strike: who cares?
August 19, 2002:Mesopotamia: where it all began. And, ends?
August 12, 2002:Of corporate cheats and pedophile priests
August 05, 2002:Ten Pet Peeves
July 29, 2002:Forest fires are bad, bad, bad. Period
July 22, 2002:Airline security: dress for easy access
July 15, 2002:The tyranny of one
July 08, 2002:The New(dow) World Order
July 01, 2002:One forest fire is more than enough
June 24, 2002:In Memoriam: His Finest Hour
June 17, 2002:Keeping up via satellite and Internet
June 10, 2002:Fight back or be shot down?
June 03, 2002:How and why the dots don’t get connected
May 27, 2002:River no more, and no wonder
May 20, 2002:The Phoenix Memo: Trouble for Whom?
May 13, 2002:A visit to Ground Zero
May 06, 2002:The Power of Ninety-Four
April 29, 2002:Getting to the truth through fiction
April 22, 2002:Rembering General Moshe Dyan
April 15, 2002:Middle East: Mistakes were made
April 08, 2002:The Holy Land: Who was there first?
April 01, 2002:Mr. Arafat: Better check six
March 25, 2002:Are you ready for some straight talk?
March 18, 2002:Israel: Peace through Victory
March 11, 2002:Why the Daschle Doctrine is Wrong
March 04, 2002:Western Civilization: some hard truths
February 25, 2002:The Olympic Movement: Signs of Hope
February 18, 2002:Ethnic profiling: bad and good
February 11, 2002:Roundabouts: Did we lose those two World Wars?
February 04, 2002:Our better selves
January 28, 2002:A viewer’s guide to the trial of Jihad Johnny
January 21, 2002:Detainees: warm ocean breezes, but no rum
January 14, 2002:Terrorist profiling vs. racial profiling
January 07, 2002:The Daschle Political Stimulus Plan
December 31, 2001:Airline security: no place for amateurs
December 24, 2001:Air Travel: dress for survival
December 17, 2001:Mr. Arafat, take the camel and ride
December 10, 2001:Bin Laden on videotape: admissible in court?
December 03, 2001:The United States vs. Osama bin Laden, et al
November 26, 2001:Living with hearing loss
November 19, 2001:Of Virgins and other interesting things
November 12, 2001:The Taliban regime and its treatment of women
November 05, 2001:What are you going to do?
October 29, 2001:The current collapse of the American Left
October 22, 2001:Anthrax: who is behind these attacks?
October 15, 2001:Pacifism: both wrong and immoral
October 08, 2001:Strange war: box knives vs. cruise missiles
October 01, 2001:Western civilization: multiple attacks
September 24, 2001:The New Golden Age of General Aviation
September 17, 2001:When will we ever learn?
September 10, 2001:Adventure Training: winning friends, saving taxes
September 03, 2001:The Forest Cutting Commisson (FCC)
August 27, 2001:The Heroes (?) of Heidelberg
August 20, 2001:Economic and Social Darwinism take a new form
August 13, 2001:Out of the Dark Ages...maybe
August 06, 2001:Confessions of a Spy
July 30, 2001:The Brady Check needs a reality check
July 23, 2001:This way and that way
July 16, 2001:Reinventing the publishing industry
July 09, 2001:From Democrat to right-wing conservative
July 02, 2001:Bush-Putin: the next Reagan-Gorbachev duo?
June 25, 2001:Baroness Thatcher: Royal pain or uncommon leader?
June 18, 2001:California tries to shift the blame
June 11, 2001:"What is happening to America?"
June 04, 2001:Book signing: a first-time experience
May 28, 2001:Rural health care and public policy
May 21, 2001:The Leftover Left and Big Labor
May 14, 2001:The Case for Freedom and Capitalism
May 07, 2001:Just another night/day operation
April 30, 2001:Thanh Phong: Massacre or firefight?
April 23, 2001:Ski industry bon voyage?
April 16, 2001:Red China: Headed the wrong way?
April 09, 2001:Power shortage: Blame Oklahoma and Texas?
April 02, 2001:Stop me, before I fund-raise again!
March 26, 2001:Toward the military of the future
March 19, 2001:The problem with bullies
March 12, 2001:The sky’s not the limit
March 05, 2001:Round up the usual suspects
February 26, 2001:Do as I say, not as I do
February 19, 2001:Of death and taxes and entertainment
February 12, 2001:There’s a "SATS" in your future
February 05, 2001:Ronald Reagan In His Own Hand
January 29, 2000:On the road to Jericho
January 22, 2001:A tawdry end to a tawdry tale
January 15, 2001:Modern journalism: the distorted mirror
January 08, 2001:Communism: still our greatest threat
January 01, 2001:The Electoral College: striving for balance
December 25, 2000:Election 2000: Reforms are needed
December 18, 2000:Shofar, so good
December 11, 2000:Of death and taxes
December 04, 2000:Vietnam: Who Lied? Who’s covering up?
November 27, 2000:Calorie-laden lady may sing for Florida salons
November 20, 2000:Scare tactics: effective, but expensive
November 13, 2000:Democracy: messy, but peaceful
November 06, 2000:The Seinfeld Presidency
October 30, 2000:Government: some lessons learned
October 23, 2000:Camp David: a shotgun wedding gone wrong
October 16, 2000:Cast the first votes of the 21st Century!
October 09, 2000:Columbus Day: Pass the pizza
October 02, 2000:Al Gore: Imagining the past
September 25, 2000:Vietnam: Who served? Who fought?
September 18, 2000:Looking ahead: some pre-election crises
September 11, 2000:If it sounds too good, check it out
September 04, 2000:A Tale of Two Wars
August 28, 2000:Learning English: An affordable method that works
August 21, 2000:Vietnam: Why men fought so well
August 14, 2000:Wily Coyote for President?
August 07, 2000:It’s that time of year again
July 31, 2000:Stand up, stand up for something
July 24, 2000:What a country!
July 17, 2000:How to deal with Generation X
July 10, 2000:Revisiting the bad old days
July 03, 2000:Longing for the Old World Order
June 26, 2000:The Kennedy Crash: Facing the Facts
June 19, 2000:Hercule Poirot: we need your little gray cells
June 12, 2000:Barbershop: the uniquely American sound of music
June 05, 2000:Getting tough on Tofu
May 29, 2000:Odd facts to ponder
May 22, 2000:How to prevent most forest fires
May 15, 2000:Castro’s 12 Victories
May 08, 2000:You were a great dog, Snoopy Beagle
May 01, 2000:Back to basics
April 24, 2000:Elian: a victim of legacy
April 17, 2000:Fidel Castro: The Maestro of Spin
April 10, 2000:The Gonzalez Case: Something Smells
April 03, 2000:Once upon a time...
March 27, 2000:That dog-gone U.S. Census
March 20, 2000:Gun laws: why so little federal enforcement?
March 13, 2000:Campaign 2000: fasten your seat belts
March 06, 2000:Emily’s big journey
February 28, 2000:The McCain Mutiny
February 21, 2000:Politics: A true "third" party?
February 14, 2000:From home-study to commander-in-chief
February 07, 2000:Primary Signals
January 31, 2000:The "perfect" health plan
January 24, 2000:Looking behind the "fog of war."
January 17, 2000:Let freedom ring!
January 10, 2000:The coming of the true millennium
January 03, 2000:A voyage to remember
December 27, 1999:The beginning of a beautiful Century
December 20, 1999:In search of history
December 13, 1999:Resolving some 20th Century Problems
December 06, 1999:A tribute to the American G.I.
November 29, 1999:As the millennium turns...
November 22, 1999:How to reform the United Nations
November 15, 1999:The courts: let no good software go unpunished
November 08, 1999:George W. Bush: crusader or martyr?
November 01, 1999:"Fifty" years of skiing joy
October 25, 1999:Personal responsibility: Kudos to Carnival Corp.
October 18, 1999:The Nuclear Test Ban Folly
October 11, 1999:"Tipper," let’s at least be factual
October 04, 1999:Travel is broadening
September 27, 1999:North to Alaska -- and back
September 20, 1999:Hercules: who and where are you?
September 13, 1999:Things to do in the mountains
September 06, 1999:Abortion: the latest crime-fighting weapon?
August 30, 1999:Planet Earth vs. Cyperspace
August 23, 1999:A Farewell to American Shipping
August 16, 1999:Do we still need the Imperial Presidency?
August 09, 1999:Summer: the mother of inventions
August 02, 1999:Longing for some good news?
July 26, 1999:Big Brother really is watching you
July 19, 1999:Confessions of a Sheepdog soccer Dad
July 12, 1999:Keep the Anasazi politically correct, or else!
July 05, 1999:Clinton’s Balkan Legacy
June 28, 1999:The Balkan Peninsula: our new responsibility
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