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...

By • May 01,2002

Carter's Man in Managua

Former President Jimmy Carter’s recent trip to Cuba prompted much talk among pundits over his role as an ex-president. From building houses for the poor to monitoring elections in the...

By • Apr 03,2002

The Regulation Scam

I no longer blame the media for being biased. I’ve realized it’s not their fault. Some concepts New York Times writers and CNN anchors just cannot process. Their brains won’t...