West must wake up to possibility that Iran’s saber-rattling is real

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The global reaction to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s recent comments about the Holocaust and threats to Israel is settling into a predictable pattern – denounce, rationalize, ignore – that illustrates the challenge of rallying the world to confront evil. Ahmadinejad’s comments, particularly his call that Israel be “wiped off the map,” sparked initial outrage from …

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U.S. Muslim leaders must take stand

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When a suicide bomber from the Islamic Jihad killed five Israelis and wounded dozens more in the coastal town of Hadera earlier this fall, the silence from America’s Muslim leaders was deafening. There was no statement of denunciation or even regret from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the most influential Muslim American organization; nor was …

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In criticizing Bush, don’t cite Reagan

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The shadow of Ronald Reagan hovers over the conservative Republican revolt against President Bush, with hard-core conservatives saying Bush does not measure up to the standard set by their hero.  In fact, one disgusted conservative, commentator Bruce Bartlett, has just penned a book called Imposter: How George Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy. …

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Is the energy shortage caused by hurricanes a signal for the U.S. to develop alternative resources? YES: New technologies will help end our imported oil addiction

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Tension in the Middle East has combined with Mother Nature along the Gulf Coast to underscore the danger inherent in our dependence on imported oil, much of which comes from nations that use the revenues to put our security at risk. Fortunately, this comes as new technologies present themselves, giving us the opportunity to reduce …

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