Republican hypocrisy
What is going on with Republicans in Congress? They've largely abandoned many traditional conservative principles -- smaller government, belief in the free market and protection of individual, not group, rights.

The real meaning of courage
It's amazing what passes for courage these days. The newest hero in the Left's pantheon is 21-year-old Jean Sara Rohe, who gave a self-indulgent little tirade against Sen. John McCain on Friday when he spoke at graduation ceremonies for the New School in New York.

Assimilation is the key
The president's speech Monday evening may not settle the argument over what to do about enforcing our borders or creating a new guest worker program, but one part of the speech should unite all Americans.

CIA choice is savvy politics
President Bush's selection of Gen. Michael Hayden to replace CIA Director Porter Goss has stirred controversy even among Republicans, but the choice may be more savvy than politically risky.

CIA cleanup
The firing last week of a CIA official for allegedly disclosing classified information to journalists should mark the beginning of an effort to clean house at an agency that has shown itself of late to be insular, ineffective and insubordinate.

Something Worth Celebrating
An Article about Cinco de Mayo

Dropout nation? Not so fast
What would the media do without manufactured crises? From global warming to bird flu to the obesity epidemic, news magazines, cable shows and local television news rush from one hysteria to the next in their attempt to entice readers and viewers.

Answering a few questions on immigration
As the Senate continues to grapple with immigration reform, it's time to clear the air of some broad misconceptions in the current debate. Since writing about this topic over the last few weeks, my inbox has been flooded with e-mails raising questions.

Fixing immigration
Our immigration mess is like a three-legged stool. Fixing one leg is no better than doing nothing.

Hispanic immigrants becoming Americans
Will the United States become an extension of Latin America, or will the Melting Pot transform Hispanic immigrants into just another American ethnic group similar to the Irish, German, and Italian Americans who are descendants of previous immigrant flows?

Google can't have it both ways
When it comes to fighting government censorship, Google, the giant Internet search engine, is on the front lines.

The Other Problem at the Port
With all the recent talk about security vulnerabilities at the nation's ports, one subject goes virtually unmentioned. The men who actually control many of the nation's docks, especially on the Eastern seaboard, are in the hip pocket of the Mafia and have been for decades.

From Taliban to Ivy League
I thought I'd lost the ability to be shocked by anything that happened on an American university campus -- that is until I read the New York Times magazine this weekend.

A year after Kelo
As anniversaries go, this one might not be up there on your list of memorable dates, but it should be.

Self-inflicted wounds
The vice president is known for being a taciturn fellow, but his failure to admit what he had done immediately following the incident is puzzling nonetheless.

Security choices
When all is said and done in the debate over the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance program, these are the choices, which became clear if you were listening carefully to the hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week.

The State of the President
President Bush may be a lame duck, but he certainly didn't sound like one in his State of the Union speech this week. The president was resolute, unapologetic, at moments even defiant when addressing the war on terror, Iraq and the Democrats' neo-isolationism...

Shut up and Act
The West Wing is about to be demolished. No, not the edifice that is home to White House senior staff, but the television series that has aired on NBC since 1999. This week, NBC announced that the last episode will air on May 14...

God and New Orleans
Imagine for a moment that Salt Lake City was hit by a massive earthquake that toppled buildings, destroyed infrastructure and made the city unlivable for months. Much of the city's population fled, many never to return. Then imagine that the mayor began wistfully extolling the virtues of his town in barely veiled racial euphemisms. "Salt Lake City has always been a plain vanilla town...

The Democrats Miss Their Target 
Some Democrats think they have found Judge Samuel Alito's Achilles' heel. In their opening statements and first day of questioning, Senators Patrick Leahy, Ted Kennedy, Chuck Schumer, and Dick Durbin have tried to portray Alito as a tool of the powerful...

The Anti-Anti-Terrorists
The current hysteria over the president's authorization of some domestic intercepts by the National Security Agency reminds me of similar reaction by liberals to the Cold War. Instead of recognizing communism as a clear and present danger to freedom and liberty here and abroad, many liberals decided the real threat to those values came from anti-communism itself...

Leak Double-Standards
Within days of the leak of former CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity, Sen. Chuck Schumer was demanding a full-scale investigation into the incident, and others soon followed suit. So where are Sen. Schumer and his fellow Democrats in demanding a similar investigation and prosecution of a far more egregious leak of classified material involving the National Security Agency?

Partisanship and Patriotism  
The Democrats are determined to win the war and will stop at nothing to vanquish the enemy. The only problem is that they're fighting the wrong war against an imaginary foe...

Having a Charitable Christmas
Having trouble deciding what to get your spouse, parents, or adult children for Christmas? Here's an idea: Make a donation in their name to charity instead of buying them something they probably don't need...

The 9/11 Commission's Last Act
It might be easier to take seriously the latest report of the 9/11 commission if it weren't filled with politically correct nostrums that will do little to protect us from terrorism. The bipartisan commission, which ended its official status as a government organization in July 2004 after the release of its "final" report, reconstituted itself as a private, nonprofit group...

Looking for Immigration Solutions
President Bush is deeply committed to immigration reform, an issue on which he clearly hoped to establish a lasting legacy when he came into office five years ago. As the former governor of a border state, Bush had real-world experience dealing with the flow of immigrants into this country -- legal and illegal -- and recognized both the benefits and challenges these groups present...

Giving Thanks
Get Serious
Doing the Right Thing Isn't Easy
Hysterical But Predictable
Rosa! 
Too Many Yes-Men
Harriet's Burden
After Grutter and Gratz
Faith-Based Groups Can Help the Suffering
Hispanics and Katrina
They're at it Again
The Trouble at the Local Level
Time to Stand for Unity
Getting to the Bottom of Able Danger
Cindy Sheehan's "Story"
More Lies from the Demagogues
A Tough Year for the AFL-CIO
Could the Same Thing Happen Here?
How Many?
The Split Decision
Closing a Chapter of Southern History
No More Michael - Hopefully
Not in My Backyard
A Dead Deal
The Deal
A Bad Year for the Press
Unions Play Social Security Hardball
After the "Minutemen"  
Is Ending the Filibuster a Good Idea? 
Inspired
The Press Shows Its Bias
Be Not Afraid   
Terri Deserves Better  
What's Next? 
Faltering Unions
PC and the CIA  
The Bush Tapes
Girls Behaving Badly  
A Chance for Peace
Ignoring Human Rights
Voting for Freedom  
The Sibboleths of Academe
Yin and Yang
Playing With Fire
Good vs. Evil
Merry Christmas and Good Reading
The Nanny Problem Takes Down Another Nominee
The Gig is Up for Berry
Let's Talk About Torture
Thanking God for Thanksgiving   
Cabinet Shuffle
Preferences Aren't Necessary
Down With the Elites  
The Media Plays "Trick or Treat"  
A "Good Man" or Not 
What Makes Kerry Tick  
Edwards' Job Interview
It's Debate Time
CBS Just Doesn't Get It
Dan Rather and CBS News Have Written Their Own Epitaph 
A Matter of Life and Death
Covering the Convention
Four Months Later
Church-Going Voters
Tours of Duty
The Cat is Out of the Bag  
Sandy's Socks
I Don't Like Being Called a Cockroach
Kerry's VP Pick
Protecting the Wrong Kind of Speech  
Teachers Unions Get Active 
A Story You Won't Read In Clinton's Book
Remembering Reagan
Freedom Threatens the Despots
Is it Entertainment or Politics?
Ignoring the WMD Find
Blaming America First
Sexual Tension in the Military
What Happened After the War  
Waiting in Line
Gorelick's Conflict
Condoleezza's Turn
The Tragedy of the 9/11 Commission
Taking Out The Terrorists
Voting For Terror
Union Politics
Moi, a cultural subversive?
The Passion
San Francisco's Deviancy
AWOL, Indeed — The Press' Standards
Howie's Half-Time Show  - And Ours
Those Old Cardboard Boxes
Watching Over the Unions
O'Neill Will Hurt Himself More Than Bush
The Bush Proposal