It was politics as usual, as usual, for Gov. Gray Davis on Wednesday. In his State of the State address Davis tried to sound strong by saying his budget “makes hard choices” and that his efforts to create more jobs “faced the problem head-on,” but Davis’ tough language masks the same old rhetoric. Read more...

The possibility of exile for Saddam Hussein has recently surfaced as European and Arab leaders try to avoid a seemingly inevitable showdown between the United States and Iraq. Read more...

When the founding delegates to the United Nations met after World War II to draw up rules for the new international body, they envisioned economic sanctions as a humane alternative to military intervention for encouraging better behavior from recalcitrant governments. Read more...

Human beings age. It’s a natural part of life and few would treat the idea with much alarm. But when the person aging is a U.S. Read more...

Don’t be deceived by the encouraging words of President George W. Bush about his recently released economic growth package. To say the plan is “a very fair plan” that will provide “tax relief to working citizens … which creates more jobs,” is overly optimistic and just plain ignorant. Read more...

The United States cannot blame North Korea for having a nuclear weapons program in a modern world armed to the teeth; but they should deny aid until North Korea comes forth with diplomacy and honesty instead of threats and innuendos. Read more...

The obstacles to peace and the obstacles to war in the Middle East lie in two strategic alliances. One is the alliance between Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and Iraqi Dictator Saddam Hussein; the other alliance is between President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Read more...