By Jun 04,2002

Alcohol and Its Discontents

In a new study, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) discovered that college students drink a great deal. Is it any wonder? Harsh laws and draconian penalties have driven teenagers...

By Jun 01,2002

The NRA Takes Aim at 10th Amendment

National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre recently gave a fiery speech before the NRA Annual Convention, railing against those who would shred the Constitution in the wake of...

By May 03,2002

The Price of Freedom

As presented to Congress in February, President Bush’s $379 billion defense budget constitutes a $48 billion increase over the last fiscal year, the largest such increase since the early 1980s....

By May 03,2002

The Carter Show

As an American of Cuban descent, I appreciated Jimmy Carter’s recent excursion the same way Leno and Letterman appreciated Monica Lewinsky keeping the dress. Our ex-president’s travels to the land...

By May 03,2002

Media Fallout

The media are often accused of playing chicken little, shouting that the sky is falling, but a new study purports to show that chicken little was right. USA Today broke...