On Friday, the Senate voted 98-0 for a war resolution. It says:
"The president is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force
against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned,
authorized, committed, or...
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13 September 2001
We stare at TV screens and try to comprehend the suffering in the
aftermath of terrorism. Much of what we see is ghastly and all too real;
terrible anguish and sorrow.
At the same time, we're witnessing an...
At the same time, we're witnessing an...
28 August 2001
AUSTIN, Texas -- I am indebted to Jon Stewart of the Comedy Channel and to
"The Daily Show," the last real news program on cable television, for the
idea of a collection of quotes from Sen. Jesse Helms:
-- On the subject of...
-- On the subject of...
21 August 2001
AUSTIN, Texas -- OK, let's try this again, Texans. We now have one of the
highest execution rates in the entire world.
Here are the numbers according to Amnesty International and some math: In 2000, four countries around...
Here are the numbers according to Amnesty International and some math: In 2000, four countries around...
16 August 2001
AUSTIN, Texas -- The Mexican truck debate is a pip because it reveals so
much about globalization and its attendant problems.
I have a dog in this fight: I live nestled...
I have a dog in this fight: I live nestled...
01 July 2001
AUSTIN — What a glorious year for the summer reading list! Enough gems to stock any list — fiction and non-, funny and tragic, sometimes both simultaneously; plus a perfect plethora of peppy public policy books.
But there are two...