Commentary - America's Future

By David Harsanyi • Sep 21,2003

The hypocritical environmentalism of celebrities

Supporting and funding alternative means of energy in an effort to eliminate America’s dependency on foreign oil and reduce pollution has long been one of the stated causes of progressive...

By Jerry Brito • Sep 14,2003

The libertarian case for Clark

For those on the Right not too happy with President Bush, perhaps a Wesley Clark candidacy wouldn't be such a bad idea.

By Kelly Jane Torrance • Sep 14,2003

Against biography?

British literary feuds are such fun. The journalist, novelist, and biographer A.N. Wilson has just published a biography of sorts of Iris Murdoch. I say “of sorts” because Iris Murdoch as I Knew Her is not a...

By Joanne McNeil • Sep 14,2003

Vote ‘no’ on repeating history

My mother used to take me to the ballots when I was young enough to enjoy the event. She would let me punch the card and pick the candidates in...

By James N. Markels • Sep 07,2003

The Housekeeping Amendment

How often should we amend the Constitution? It’s not a common question, that’s for sure. We tend to think of the Constitution as something holy, revered, and too good to...

By Yehuda Halper • Sep 07,2003

Civility, freedom, and Iraq’s Constitution of 1925

Following the destruction of Saddam Hussein’s government and with it the disappearance of a functioning court system, many Iraqis are turning to young shaykhs for legal decisions. They do so...