Americans need to face a sad truth that they already know: We will be hit again by terrorists. We knew that a day after 9-11 and we were reminded again when a young foreigner tried to ignite an explosive substance on a plane in Detroit. ...more

December 31, 2009

Americans, it appears, will have health care reform whether we want it or not. And most of us don't want it, polls show. That doesn't seem to matter to Congress, which in a frenzy of deal-making came up with a near-incomprehensible mess of proposed changes to a health-care system that serves most people well. ...more

December 27, 2009

Americans spend $700 billion a year on foreign oil. According to one observer, this is an addiction, a crisis, and a trap. The country must pursue alternative energy sources as fiercely as it once shot for the moon. So far, so much liberal boilerplate. ...more

July 28, 2008

Americans often buy guns for self-defense, a purpose that now has Supreme Court validation. But according to advocates of gun control, those purchasers overlook the people who pose the greatest threat: themselves. Anyone who acquires a firearm, we are told, is inviting a bloody death by suicide. ...more

July 13, 2008

Americans are, with good reason, angry at the price they pay for gasoline. Not only are many getting hit hard at the pump, but the high price of oil is also affecting the price of food and other essential commodities. ...more

July 2, 2008

Americans interested in science education have long supported teaching evolution in schools, yet Florida's science standards do not even mention "the e-word." We hope that's about to change. ...more

December 27, 2007