By • May 07,2006

The devastating experience of ‘United 93’

The first theatrically released film to explicitly portray the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, United 93, like the day it depicts, is wholly unique--a captivating, devastating experience that is...

By • Apr 30,2006

Lights, camera, Supreme Court

In a show of bravado in The Washington Post, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) admonished the Supreme Court for daring to invalidate laws passed by Congress, and in retribution proposed the...

By • Apr 23,2006

Our perky savior

To hear the mainstream media tell it, Katie Couric will be the savior of CBS News. She’s perky, blonde–and getting blonder by the day. She is widely portrayed as a...

By • Apr 17,2006

How amnesty hurts Mexico

Interior Mexico is a sad and lonely place. In the summer of 2001, on my most recent trip to rural Morelos, I worked on a service project in a small...