Close watch: Is he or isn’t he a terrorist?
Racial profiling is a defining issue of our times. Unfortunately, it is often poorly defined. Some people think, for example, that federal agents actually have become too sensitive to potential...
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How to push poverty out of Africa
Rock star Bono and Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill's nine-day African tour was like chicken soup for a bad cold: It made us feel good despite a lot of misery. Also,...
What ails the FBI: analysis and ego
Supporters of domestic spying by police and FBI agents like to say that, "If you haven't done anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about." If you haven't done anything...
Race issue has different color in Cuba
Most people in Cuba or outside of it tend to talk about race as a big non-issue on the island. They're right, up to a point. If race isn't much...
Cuba’s double vision: dollarized socialism
"Life is change," Ricardo Alarcon--president of the National Assembly and number-two guy in the line of succession behind Fidel Castro's brother Raul--tells a visiting group of black American journalists with...
Pushing drug myths with our taxes
Our nation's drug czar is annoyed. If proponents have their way, the District of Columbia will vote later this year to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes for the second time....
Call a truce in Sept. 11 blame game
A lot of people are looking into what President Bush knew and when did he know it in connection with the Sept. 11 terror attacks. They should be asking about...
Don’t forget history with the 3 R’s
Here's a paradox for you: America's children are flunking American history while their parents and grandparents can't seem to get enough of the best-selling books churned out by a new...
`Murphy Brown’ vs. `Osbournes’
Stop the presses! Dan Quayle likes "The Osbournes" better than "Murphy Brown." The former vice president released that bit of late breaking news in response to a question I asked...
Our tribal past, our `brown’ future
What in the world is going on in the world? Judging by recent reports, Americans have been detribalizing while Europeans appear to be retribalizing. The tulip-lined charm of The Netherlands,...