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Do you have too much freedom?

by Harry Browne -- Many people are trying to figure out where George Bush is coming from. On the one hand, he seems to stand up for conservatives by backing John Ashcroft more…

Cutting taxes, spurring growth

by Ralph Reiland -- How things change! It seems like just yesterday that Fed chairman Alan Greenspan was worrying about "irrational exuberance" in an overheated economy, and Al Gore was running around more…

Attila, the scourge of television

by Richard Grenier -- It seems unfair in a way. Here, almost every child has heard of Attila. But except for mounting a formidable attack on the Western Roman Empire in the more…

Very naughty first daughter

by Cynthia Grenier -- So you thought only a president could get up to -- or down to -- hi-jinks in the sacred precincts of the White House? Well, best-selling author Brad more…

U.S. senators and congressmen in Belgrade

by -NO AUTHOR- -- BELGRADE -- After meeting with Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica on Friday, U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman stated, "American aid in the amount of $100 million is conditioned, among other more…

Bush's ed record: A student speaks

by -NO AUTHOR- -- In his bid for the White House, George W. Bush campaigned heavily on his education record as governor of the state of Texas. Americans were bombarded with clich?s more…

Isn't clean air enough?

by Gordon Prather -- It is important to distinguish between, first, those who want clean air -- chock-full of carbon dioxide and nitrogen for the trees, oxygen for the tree-huggers, and water more…

Playing loose with pedophiles

by -NO AUTHOR- -- What is it with judges in Massachusetts? I wonder: Does it help get an appointment to the bench in the Bay State if you show insensitivity to the more…

Ashcroft: Victim of 'religious profiling'

by Jerry Falwell -- The Senate has now approved John Ashcroft as U.S. attorney general. However, the real story in the Ashcroft debate has been the bitter opposition that has taken place more…

Medicating ourselves to death?

by Medicine Men -- It's bad enough getting older without being medicated to death. All medicines, even the best, have side effects, and some are pretty nasty! The good or beneficial effects more…