Millions lost through Army’s sloppy record keeping
Due to sloppy record-keeping, the Army cannot confirm that $68 million worth of shipped parts and tools ever made it into the hands of repair contractors, congressional auditors say.…
Understanding our enemies
To be fair to our enemies, they are only doing what comes naturally. We are the historical oddballs.…
Taking risks to effect change
Jerry Elmer doesn't miss the danger. The danger scared him. When he was raiding a draft board and destroying files, he would worry about being surprised by a young and inexperienced…
GOP disillusionment with Bush grows
While die-hard Republicans try to present a unified front in support of President George W. Bush’s evasion of the law and Constitution in ordering nonstop spying on Americans, splits are…
Federal surveillance up sharply
Federal applications for a special U.S. court to authorize secret surveillance rose sharply after the September 11, 2001, attacks, and the panel required changes to the requests at an even greater rate, government…
DHS tagged as a failure
The Homeland Security Department, created in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, has failed to fulfill 33 of its own pledges to better protect the nation, according to a report released…
Dealing with a modern King George
As I was saying to a fellow peasant just the other day, it is ironic that this country should rebel against one King George only to bow down before another monarch…
Big Brother’s deadly reach
Big Brotherism is back in the news. The specter of it surfaced in the last days of the old year and now it's slopping over into the new. It is as though…
‘Tis better to return than to receive
Nearly a third of all Americans expect they'll stand in long lines on the day after Christmas to return those polka-dot ties and just-slightly-too-small sweaters.…
Entitllements dominate government spending
Three growing entitlement programs consumed nearly half of all federal spending in 2004, and budget analysts expect them to make up an even bigger share in the future.…
