Around the world, 75,000 women die annually from unsafe abortions. And help is not on the way. On the contrary, family planning clinics that provide ““ or even just discuss ““ abortions have been denied funding, which not only ignores the problem, but exacerbates it. Read more...

Since my sophomore year in high school, I have been a black man in the making. Ray Charles has been my favorite singer, Thomas Sowell my favorite economist and Morgan Freeman my favorite actor. Read more...

In review of the confirmation hearing of Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice, I am appalled at her insistence to continue to mislead the American people. As a very involved adviser on public policy both domestic and national, having served in Vietnam and having seen the mistakes of the Johnson and Nixon administrations, I am convinced that Iraq is our new Vietnam. Read more...

I spent Christmas Eve huddled in an unheated Lada, just west of Russia’s border, reflecting. Much of what I had just seen and heard was difficult for me to accept, let alone understand. Read more...

Even before “Fast Food Nation” and “Supersize Me” came out ““ though I was definitely encouraged by them ““ I’d been trying to eat a lot less fast food. Read more...

Bruin Walk tablers offensive, pathetic While walking up Bruin Walk a few days ago, I became aware of a very disappointing sign posted by a few people tabling. Read more...

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