If there's anything that passes John Kerry's "global test", it's bumping off pirates.

Should we be more concerned about Islamic terrorism? Or about Russia?

The Chinese dare not call in their loans to the US - their economy would collapse.

The government doesn't want to fund unproven drugs - but how can you prove drugs work unless somebody tries them?

Far from being evil, sweatshops are a blessing for impoverished peasants - they're a huge step up for them.

AIG's troubles are not entirely their fault; paying the bonuses is actually in the taxpayers' best interest.

The taxpayers profit not only from paying the AIG bonuses, but from hoping that they're even bigger next year.

Our government has finally taken an effective step to deal with our ever-expanding pension liabilities.

Government subsidies for solar power result in our paying a lot more for electricity.

American parents have had ultimate responsibility and ultimate authority to bring up their children. Government now claims ultimate authority over children.