For months the White House and congressional Democrats have treated health care reform like a high school debate competition, emphasizing …
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Nine Lives Needlessly Lost
Nine people died last weekend when a single-engine airplane collided with a sightseeing helicopter above the Hudson River. That crash, …
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The Southeast Water War
You turn on the tap and water comes out. Most Americans take this for granted, but a recent district court …
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Resisting Invasion
In the autumn of 2001, while on a cross-country car trip, I bought a small bundle of firewood in Lake …
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A Promising Step In China
With a recent exchange of telegrams, the heads of state in China and Taiwan communicated directly with one another for …
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Protecting News We Give Away
The Associated Press has launched a much-publicized effort to stop unauthorized use of its news reports on the Internet. Journalism’s …
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Holding Patterns
A few years ago, I was traveling from Dallas to Detroit when my flight was diverted to Fort Wayne, Ind. …
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