The President Who Cried WMD

An updated fable.

Iran: Containment, not Conquest

Although Rumsfeld and the neo-cons are making noise about regime change in Iran, using military action in Iran will be a mistake.

Don't Eliminate Options

Enron. WorldCom. Global Crossing. Angry yet? Although the US needs to act to stop corporate fraud, eliminating stock options as compensation would go too far.

That Vision Thing

George W. Bush is demonstrating that lack of vision runs in the family. Given a tremendous opportunity to use the bully pulpit of the presidency after the terrorist attacks and mobilize the country, Bush has thrown it away to try to force through politics as usual.

Where do we go from here?

On September 11, we were reminded that some people hate America with such force, that they want to kill me.

Condit's Conduct

According to recent polls, a majority of Americans are so dismayed by Condit that they believe he should resign immediately from his office as Congressman. Why?

When Good Tests Go Bad

In response to Andrew's article about standardized testing in the US Education system, once again, I'd like to pipe in with a view from Japan.

Edumication

While the Bush Administration has good intentions for education, its policies would do more harm than good to the US educational system.

Who's Next?

We don't think it's too early to start thinking about the 2004 presidential election yet, so Jason takes a look at some of the potential Democratic challengers. This will be the first of many features.

The Heart of the Bush Administration

Vice-President Dick Cheney was in the hospital, again, for a heart catheterization procedure yesterday. Let the speculation about the true state of Cheneys health resume.

Who's Driving that Sub?

Allowing non-military personnel to participate in any military situations whatsoever is an extremely dangerous and bad idea.

Towards the Slippery Slope to Theocracy

Religion and government have, throughout this country's history, remained as separate as possible. Early this week, though, President Bush introduced two executive orders aimed at bridging the gap between the clerical and the secular.

Bill Clinton is not going away

Even though he is no longer President, Bill Clinton will not be stepping out of the Washington spotlight anytime soon.

A California Crisis

A flawed version of deregulation is at the center of California's energy crisis.

National Missile Defense is a Bad Idea

In his campaign speeches, George W. Bush voiced strong support for building a national missile defense system. Going ahead with such a policy now is a Bad Idea for the US.