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Hijacker targeted president in 1974; for George and Hattie Jean Ramsburg, the events of Sept. 11 are painful reminders of a 1974 hijacker's plot to fly a jetliner into the White House and kill Nixon
After several weeks of furious partisan debate about "who knew what and when" about the potential for the Sept. 11 terror attacks, Washington has...
Insight on the News, 06/24/02 by Sam MacDonald · More from publication -
Will third parties run to victory? Candidates from the Libertarian and the Green parties collected enough votes in 2000 to shift the balance of national politics. This year, their eyes are on bigger prizes
America's third parties tend to be regarded by political insiders as something of a joke. No candidate from the Libertarian or Green parties has...
Insight on the News, 06/03/02 by Sam MacDonald · More from publication -
There's a tear in your beer and a levy on your lager
While Washington insiders scuffle over last summer's $1.35 trillion tax cut and the prospect of making it permanent, a smaller but still intriguing...
Insight on the News, 05/13/02 by Sam MacDonald · More from publication -
CAGW is keeping its eyes on the anti-Microsoft money
As the Enron dust slowly settles in Washington, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), a taxpayer-advocacy group, suggests other powerful...
Insight on the News, 05/13/02 by Sam MacDonald · More from publication -
Keeping America out of harm's way: from a national health-surveillance network to better whistle-blower protection, security experts provide their commonsense ideas for improving homeland security
U.S. leaders and our allies have made great strides in fighting terrorism and increasing homeland security. During the last seven months they have...
Insight on the News, 05/13/02 by Sam MacDonald · More from publication -
Is costly maglev just a boondoggle? Enthusiasts claim maglev trains travelling at 250 mph might cure congestion woes, but analysts say this hugely expensive technology is not cost-effective
The Crestwood Improvement Association's April 2 meeting would have passed without much attention under other circumstances. Crestwood is a suburban...
Insight on the News, 05/06/02 by Sam MacDonald · More from publication -
An antigun firefight: Sept. 11 emboldened elements of the gun-control lobby, as seen by a flurry of bills and press releases. But infighting within the ranks about who leads the cause may doom any legislation that comes out of Congress
Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) brims with confidence when he talks about the gun-control proposal he introduced in the House on March 20. At a press...
Insight on the News, 04/22/02 by Sam MacDonald · More from publication -
Plans to crack the U.S. tax code; the Bush administration believes it has found a hot-button issue that it can hammer home in the 2004 elections — reform of the convoluted U.S. tax code
While politicians and pundits jockey for position in the 2002 elections, administration officials and congressional leaders dedicated to scrapping...
Insight on the News, 04/01/02 by Sam MacDonald · More from publication -
Confusion rules over White's role on Enron executive committee
Was Secretary of the Army Thomas E. White a member of the Enron executive committee? And, if so, what did the so-called "executive committee" do?...
Insight on the News, 03/11/02 by Sam MacDonald · More from publication -
Gun control's new language: How anti-terror rhetoric is being used against the second amendment - attack on America, 2001; effects
As THE NEW congressional session gets into gear, a freshly invigorated gun control movement is preparing to act. Armed with a few questionable...
Reason, 03/01/02 by Sam MacDonald · More from publication
