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By Jason Mount It is surprising to me that a significant portion of our country’s citizens believe every action taken by our government and its presidents are selfish, money-driven, power-hungry, scandal-evading, or perhaps even personal vendettas. This is even more surprising considering their enemies slammed four of our airplanes filled with men, women and children into three of our buildings. Read more...

Cooked books. Defrauded investors. Bankruptcy. Is this WorldCom I’m describing? Enron, perhaps? Nope. It’s Social Security. For its entire 65-year history, Social Security has been less profitable and more corrupt than private investment. Read more...

Once again we the people of California find ourselves at the mercy of stupid politicians who don’t understand the laws of economics. In an attempt to escape the financial rut they have created for themselves, Democrats in the State Assembly have proposed a cigarette tax of $2.13 per pack. Read more...

Liu’s cartoon shows misunderstanding It was with great disappointment to see Jason Liu’s political cartoon (“Revenge”, August 19, 2002). Clearly he doesn’t know much about the history of the conflict, and his opinion is based only on what he’s seen and read in the US media. How else can one explain his failure to distinguish between terrorists bombing a university cafeteria and Israeli soldiers undertaking preventive measures to protect their citizens? Read more...

It just wouldn’t be summer without a huge wave of media-driven hysteria. Last year’s “summer of the shark” sent Americans scurrying from the beaches. This summer, round-the-clock kidnapping coverage has filled the fear-gap, leaving parents and children in a frenetic state of alert. Read more...

By Ali Moossavi University Wire George W. Bush is trying to wage war against Iraq in order to topple a dictator who poses a threat to his neighbors and the world, despite his diminished political and military importance. Read more...