Why have the Chinese invested so much effort and resources winning influence with various African governments?

It's a federal crime to administer any medical treatment without FDA approval; this effectively outlaws any medical experiments that are too far outside the mainstream.

When the space elevator is built, it won't be an American device.

Why don't we prosecute treason anymore?

The EPA has done well to stop something bad.

They really do have a legitimate claim on the taxpayers' money.

Russia has called the bluff of NATO, the "world's greatest alliance."

"We need leaders once again who can tap into that special blend of American confidence and optimism..."

If Al Gore is seriously worried about rising sea levels, he ought to advocate letting us return to unpatented, cheaper Freon.

There's nothing to get a bureaucracy moving like recurring deaths.