2003
Posted December 28, 2003
Clinton-Gore Redux? - In the wake of Al Gore's endorsement of Howard Dean, a lot of people speculate this is his way to snub the Clintons. But another possibility is that he's helping assure an open field for Hillary in 2008, perhaps even with him as her running mate. Or, maybe, with Hillary as his running mate....Read more...
Posted December 19, 2003
Up In Smoke? - Smokers in Seattle are fuming, and with good reason. Has America declared war on smokers?...Read more...
Posted October 26, 2003
An American Empire? - Has the time come for America to rule the world? Not necessarily as a dictatorship, perhaps as an extended form of the democratic republic, but an empire nonetheless? While the very thought is appalling to most Americans, and certainly to most of the world, there are some persuasive reasons to consider it....Read more...
Posted August 7, 2003
Strategic Oil Reserves, or Strategic Campaign Reserves? - The federal government is pumping millions of gallons into the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Why?...Read more...
Posted July 14, 2003
The point of no return? - After years of fighting inflation, the biggest threat to our economy now appears to be deflation. So what's a government to do? Throw money at the problem? But that might lead to hyperinflation. The only way to fix the economy without making conditions worse is jobs that pay. Can we do that, and save the economy, or have we already reached the point of no return?...Read more...
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