November 17, 2012

The Victim of a Crime

Have you ever been robbed?  I don't mean burglarized.  I mean robbed -- ambushed by armed men, your valuables taken by force.  I have -- in broad daylight in downtown San Francisco -- and that's what happened to conservatives in the re...

September 17, 2012

A Personal Account of Arab Violence

In an unrecorded incident, an American teacher at a Saudi royal military academy was assaulted by his students, held against the classroom wall by a few so the rest could smuggle a vital exam paper out of the room. The teacher immediately alerted the...

December 18, 2011

English Needs No Protection

Proposals to make English the official language of the United States are well-reasoned, but they would probably be counterproductive to the spread of American culture.  We should make an effort, instead, to eliminate laws that promote any langua...

December 16, 2011

How to Shut Down the Welfare State

Welfare workers are constantly trying to figure out how to make their jobs effective, how to do something to actually combat poverty.  Their jobs are very high-stress, so they often meet after work on Fridays, when happy hours encourage them to ...