New York THE DEMOCRATIC CIRCUS came to New York for Super Tuesday. John Edwards preached about the “two Americas.” John Kerry’s fans in Buffalo put up a huge sign: “America Works Best When We Say Union Yes. Edwards was closer to the mark: If there is one state going in a different direction than the rest of America, it is Read More ›
Sen. John Kerry and his fellow Democrats seem to believe that by attacking President Bush for “inadequate” job creation the Republicans will be too inept to remind the American people that it was the Clinton economic policies that gave us the recession and the job losses. With polls showing Mr. Kerry ahead on economic issues, the Democrats chutzpah is succeeding. Read More ›
James J. Na is a Foreign Policy Fellow of the Discovery Institute North Korea has been a vexing mystery to the United States for decades. Because of its secretiveness and provocations, the regime in Pyongyang has long been viewed as erratic. This seeming unpredictability, combined with its military capability despite economic poverty, has created consternation among American policy makers. However, Read More ›
James J. Na is a Foreign Policy Fellow of the Discovery Institute The attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon were as unexpected and daring as they were murderous. There is no denying the resourcefulness of this adversary. But while initially successful, al Qaeda’s strategy nevertheless contained the seed of its defeat. There are parallels between the failed strategy Read More ›
Original article James J. Na is a Foreign Policy Fellow of the Discovery Institute While Americans are understandably absorbed about Iraq, events continue to unfold in other parts of the world. Last Thursday’s massive explosion in North Korea was a reminder that other international problems persist despite the recent emphasis on Iraq. Whether the blast was a result of an Read More ›
A little noticed litigation in the United Kingdom could be a harbinger of medical woes to come here in the United States. Leslie Burke, age 44, is suing for the right to stay alive. Yes, you read right: Burke, who has a terminal neurological disease, is deathly afraid that doctors will refuse to provide him wanted food and water when Read More ›
Why aren’t more jobs being created? Ask President Bush’s political opponents and even some of his friends. It is a legitimate question and it deserves a serious answer. Mr. Bush’s Democratic opponents blame him but fail to admit the recession began on the Clinton/Gore watch. Neither do they tell us precisely what they would have done or will do now Read More ›
COLUMBUS, OH, MARCH 9 — Discovery Institute called it a victory for students, academic freedom, and common sense when the Ohio state board of education today voted 13-5 to adopt a model lesson plan on the “Critical Analysis of Evolution.” “The board’s decision is a significant victory for students and their academic freedom to study all sides of current scientific debates Read More ›
MARCH 8 — Thirty Ohio scientists, including seven professors from The Ohio State University and eight biologists, have endorsed the state’s proposed model lesson plan on the “Critical Analysis of Evolution” being considered for final adoption by the State Board of Education on March 9. At the same time, a national statement by 300 scientists disputing a key claim of Read More ›
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY March 8, 2004 By facsimile (406-444-2893) and US Mail Ms. Linda McCullochSuperintendent of Public InstructionMontana Office of Public InstructionPost Office Box 202501Helena, Montana 59620-2501 Dear Superintendent McCulloch: Thank you for your recent letter to Secretary Paige regarding your question about high school science curriculum and differing scientific viewpoints under the Read More ›