By James Poulos • Apr 28,2000

Why I Am Not a Liberal

From the point of [view of] the federal government’s balance sheet[,] there’s not a dime’s worth of difference between a dollar spent on health care, on a fighter plan[e], or...

By AF Editors • Mar 02,2000

The Disappearance of Elian’s Rights

Wherever Elian Gonzalez goes, the improbable happens. Plucked from the sea last Thanksgiving, he has been dubbed a miracle child by Cuban-Americans. Across the Straights of Florida, Fidel Castro organizes...

By AF Editors • Feb 01,2000

Achievement by Choice

The education establishment would have us believe that poor children can’t learn. The excuses are numerous. But across the nation dozens of principals of low-income schools have demonstrated that poverty...

By David Skinner • Jan 13,2000

What It Means to Be Electrocuted

Kevin wanted to have a glass of ice water and a night of sleep once he reached his apartment, no doubt already sweltering. Maybe the Climatair, which he’d left on,...

By Joanne McNeil • Jan 08,2000

The end of YouTube

Like Steve Carell, cherry cheesecake, and The Wind-up Bird Chronicle: the awesomeness of YouTube is something we all can agree on. But everything good — on the Internet, at least...