By • Jul 15,2003

Do not bother

The federal “Do Not Call” list is unlikely to put an end to the irritating marketing tactics of Optima Dog Food, Allstate Insurance, or Disney Cruise Lines. These telemarketing pests...

By • Jul 07,2003

Affirmative action isn't an education pass

Although the Supreme Court’s decision in the University of Michigan affirmative action case is being hailed as a victory for “diversity,” one can’t help but notice that little is being...

By • Jul 07,2003

Equality deferred again

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal…” So wrote the Founders of this nation 227 years ago in the Declaration of Independence, and yet...

By • Jul 01,2003

Pay no attention to the neocon behind the curtain

Debates among and about “Neoconservatives” and “Paleoconservatives” recently have bounced between being enlightening, mendacious, vicious, and dangerous. But easily the most bizarre aspect of the fight is the claim that...

By • Jun 29,2003

The war was justified

Talk about the “missing WMDs” and the notion that President Bush lied about Saddam Hussein having them in order to push America into war has more to do with a...

By • Jun 26,2003

Will the FCC let us be?

As the Federal Communications Commission prepares to vote today on relaxing cross-ownership rules for media conglomerates, critics have been ominously warning that the action would allow an oligopoly to influence...