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Life among adventurers

by Richard Grenier -- In the midst of a presidential election when the highest goal of the nation seems to be comfort, ease, and security, it is hard to recall all those more…

Prodding Nader

by Lenora B. Fulani -- There are a lot of confusing messages swirling around the endgame of Ralph Nader's presidential race. We need help trying to sort them out. Ralph Nader is running more…

Wanted: A SecDef who can cut it

by David Hackworth -- Next week, we the people will hire a new president. In January, the president-elect will take command of a military force that's on its knees in the center more…

Full byline disclosure

by Paul Sperry -- WASHINGTON -- During a media panel discussion a few years ago, ABC News high priest Ted Koppel intoned that he never discloses how he votes -- not even more…

The ghost of Teddy Roosevelt

by Bill O'Reilly -- For Halloween I am going to dress up in a Teddy Roosevelt "Rough-Rider" costume. Then I am going to roam around grousing about this presidential election -- the more…

A vote for Nader is a waste

by Jon Dougherty -- Before readers of this column get the wrong idea, no -- I'm not stumping for Vice President Al Gore. I do think, however, that a vote for Green more…

World still hates Christianity

by Chuck Baldwin -- The nation of Laos is currently in the process of attempting to eradicate Christianity from within its borders. Throughout the Muslim world, Christians are suffering and dying for more…

Government child abuse

by Geoff Metcalf -- Long ago and far away, Alexis de Tocqueville observed, "Americans are so enamored of equality they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom." Little did more…

The betrayal game

by Barbara Simpson -- When I was a kid, Halloween was a time of costumes, trick or treat, and -- for those more willing than I to brave the wrath of their more…

What surplus?

by Jane Chastain -- Both presidential candidates are fighting over what to do with our $2 trillion surplus. The fight largely is meaningless because, back in Washington, our elected representatives are spending more…