Commentary - America's Future

By James N. Markels • Jan 04,2003

Still a row over Roe

Last Wednesday marked the 30th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade–I was but a fetus at the time the opinion was handed down–yet the rhetoric flying...

By Jerry Brito • Dec 10,2002

A constitutional defense of Megan's Law

Megan’s Law, adopted by all 50 states, requires convicted sex offenders to register their whereabouts with police once they get out of jail. Often neighbors are alerted by the state...

By Daniel Kennelly • Dec 07,2002

Why we can't afford to avoid a confrontation with Iraq

We can all agree, of course, that war is bad. This point has never been in question in the discussions over what to do about Iraq. Libertarians can point to...

By Eli Lehrer • Dec 06,2002

Of poo and culture

Does poo have artistic merit? A viewer watching Dingleberries, a series of 15 comic sketches set in a bathroom, may well ask that question. The play, produced by Washington’s Cherry...

By Timothy P. Carney • Dec 04,2002

The root causes of conservative bellicosity

Clearly, the mouthpieces of the conservative movement are the cheerleaders for the imminent war with Iraq. There are reasons for this pervasive bellicosity on the right, but those reasons are...

By Emily Sedgwick • Nov 11,2002

Bubble Wrap Under Attack

The latest asbestos boondoggle involves the Saddle Brook, New Jersey inventor of Bubble Wrap and an activist judge whose specialty is fortune-telling. Were this a Tom Wolfe novel, a promising...