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Dead men tell no tales

by Charles Smith -- In August 1994, American businessman K.S. Wu traveled with Ron Brown to Communist China. Today, Mr. Wu is reported to be dead, and no one in the Democratic more…

The Clinton administration and missile defense

by Jane Chastain -- The Clinton administration has acknowledged that ours is an unsafe world. Back in January, Secretary of Defense William Cohen acknowledged that there is a growing threat of a more…

The real Hollywood blacklist

by Joseph Farah -- This year's Academy Awards ceremony might actually be worth watching. It may help illustrate a point I have been making for more than a decade -- that the more…

Elections belong to the people

by -NO AUTHOR- -- The purpose of an election is to give voters the opportunity to change their government -- to replace the people who run it and the policies which have more…

Goals 2000: Another Fed fiasco

by Samuel Blumenfeld -- Back in February 1990, when President Bush proposed his Goals 2000 initiative in his State of the Union address, I expressed my usual skepticism over any government program more…

Property rights congress
in Washington

by Henry Lamb -- Grass-roots organizations across America are joining forces to tell Congress that the federal government already owns too much land, exercises too much control over the land it doesn't more…

Lots of fireworks in Ireland

by David M. Bresnahan -- DUBLIN -- The biggest fireworks display ever seen in Europe began St. Patrick's Festival on Saturday. It was more than impressive as thousands gathered to watch the display more…

Old-time radio on the Net

by Judy Lowe -- Captain Midnight Meets Gracie Allen. If you ever listened to Baby Snooks, Edward R. Murrow, Johnny Dollar or Lamont Cranston (better known as The Shadow), you can relive more…

'America will cease to be great'

by Geoff Metcalf -- I watched the Holyfield/Lewis fight this past weekend. It is being called a "Brink's job," "a travesty," "Highway robbery," and, among other things a "terrible decision." One commentator more…

Let's raise the bar

by John N. Doggett -- The government of South Korea has decided that increased computer literacy is crucial to the continued growth of Korea's economy. As a result, Korea now requires every student more…