Bush ‘Nazi’ Smear Unworthy of Critics

Liberal invective against George W. Bush has not yet descended to the depths plumbed by conservatives in their crusade against the Clintons, but that isn’t because nobody’s trying. Mr. Bush’s most zealous opponents apparently believe that his faults, and those of his cronies and his administration, will be insufficient to unseat him next year. Read More

Risking the Innocent in Pursuit of Revenge

You don’t have to be a liberal to oppose the death penalty.

Lately, in fact, it seems that you don’t even have to be against the death penalty to be against the death penalty. If you’re a conservative who is suddenly worried about executing the innocent, you can endorse a “moratorium” on state murder.

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The Chinese Connection Has Bipartisan Roots

The uproar over the 900-page Cox report on Chinese espionage already has started to subside, but Republican efforts to exploit its findings for political advantage are sure to continue. Representative Christopher Cox, the very conservative Republican of California who chaired the special committee, has remained comparatively cool in his approach to this thorny topic, but Read More