Animal research like that described in this report makes me sick, too. I can't stand it when animals suffer any more than these activists do, but attempting to kill …

I don't like to write about abortion. The legendary talk show host Jerry Williams summed it up best with his 3 observations: 1) Everyone already has an opinion on …

We're hearing a good bit of noise surrounding the end of the super-boom in housing and the high default rates in the "subprime" mortgage sector, but what does it …

From the Opinion Journal comes this very encouraging news: 79% of America's twelfth graders passed the National Assessment of Educational Progress' (NAEP) economics literacy test. Pop quiz. Which has …

Why has New York Governor Elliot Spitzer already set up a fundraising effort for his 2010 reelection effort when he's still in his first year as governor? The Washington …

The markets' free fall may have ended this afternoon as the Federal Reserve Board pumped another $38 billion into the banking system to avoid the feared liquidity crisis, matching …

Federal Spending & Revenue The annual increase in federal spending at present is below the prevailing inflation rate. So far this fiscal year the annual federal budget deficit is …

The Transportation Security Administration and Charlotte airport officials announced a man bypassed security and apparently was able to board a plane today, reports USA Today: The Transportation Security Administration …

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is not very popular with anyone these days. Americans of both parties find his actions against Islamic extremists insufficient, the extremists want his head on …

Corn harvests are breaking all records, as is the acreage devoted to it - and yet there isn't enough to supply demand, and corn-based food products are rising dramatically …