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Over the past year, the incoherent policies and porous borders that characterize the U.S. immigration system have been subjected to renewed criticism. In addition to the standard discussion of the economic, social and environmental impact of uncontrolled immig... More »
The trouble with the debate over immigration is that sophisms and bumper sticker slogans too often crowd out serious discussion. According to a whole host of polls, Americans of all ethnic groups understand that the system is broken and would like it reformed.... More »
On a plethora of issues, ranging from such foreign policy matters as war with Iraq and support for Israel to domestic policy concerns such as the death penalty and immigration policy, the American left sounds very much like the political establishment in Europ... More »
More than a decade after the collapse of what Ronald Reagan rightly called the Evil Empire, some continue to not take the evils of communism seriously enough. According to the Black Book of Communism, this monstrous ideology killed over 100 million people. Yet... More »
Of all the post-election pontificating and damage control to appear since the conclusion of this year’s midterm elections, among the least persuasive was this piece for National Review On-Line by Daniel Griswold of the Cato Institute. Griswold argued that beca... More »
Melik Kaylan, writing in Opinion Journal, lamented the fact that even though America’s critics complain about our “cultural dominance,” classical American culture is in decline. “These days,” Kaylan wrote, “American culture is all... More »
If the U.S. immigration system is to have any purpose, it would seem that it should be the creation of new Americans. To that end, admission criteria would be revamped to prefer those who wish to become Americans and the naturalization process would emphasize ... More »
My advice to candidates running for office in such lily-white states as New Hampshire and Montana: Praise the courage of the two thugs who attacked the Kansas City Royals’ first base coach in Chicago and say it was all a misunderstanding. Argue that the govern... More »
Politically, Massachusetts and New Hampshire are as different as two bordering states can possibly be. New Hampshire is a predominantly Republican enclave in the Northeast, the only New England state to vote for George W. Bush in 2000. Massachusetts is a Democ... More »
Image courtesy of Alan English CPA under CC BY-NC 2.0. Remember all the accusations leveled against scholar John Lott after he published his groundbreaking book, More Guns, Less Crime in 1998? When his critics had difficulty challenging his data, they attacked... More »
Recently on Ether Zone, there has been some debate over whether “empire” is an appropriate word to describe the United States, either presently or as some would like to see it reconstituted in the future. Columnists such as Justin Raimondo have arg... More »
One of my first columns of the year in 2001 was an endorsement of John Ashcroft for U.S. attorney general. He had compiled a reasonably conservative voting record in the Senate and possessed the requisite credentials. Meanwhile, his opponents consisted of a W... More »