While campaigning for Al Gore in the 2000 election, actress Whoopi Goldberg explained to a large L.A. crowd why the public ought to listen to celebrities on the subject of politics. Complete with hand gestures, Goldberg told the audience “you guys are down there, and we celebrities are up here ““ so we can see […]
Author Archives: Ian Eisner
Admissions policy needs audit
Never too far from controversy, the UC Board of Regents is once again debating the polarizing issue of UC admissions ““ and if the past is any indicator, things could get ugly. The latest point of contention is whether the current UC admissions scheme, comprehensive review, should undergo an outside audit to ensure that its […]
Findings of British dossier expose a smoking Iraqi gun
British intelligence or Iraqi intelligence: Which do you trust? The answer to that question has significant implications for the United States because if we believe the British, war is in our future. Given the Iraqi regime’s history of lies, mass murder and more lies, the prudent policy is to back the Brits. So when British […]
Findings of British dossier expose a smoking Iraqi gun
British intelligence or Iraqi intelligence: Which do you trust? The answer to that question has significant implications for the United States because if we believe the British, war is in our future. Given the Iraqi regime’s history of lies, mass murder and more lies, the prudent policy is to back the Brits. So when British […]
Domestic war on terror lacks voracity
On the heels of the Sept. 11 attacks, President Bush resolutely stated that “America is at war, both at home and abroad, to ensure the security of the American people.” Much has changed since these words were first uttered over a year ago. The Taliban is overthrown, al Qaeda is incapacitated, and Saddam Hussein is […]
Repression of viewpoints misguided
Comedian Dennis Miller recently quipped that the political climate on college campuses has grown so hostile that even a speech delivered by Jesus would be protested by a mob of college students. And barring the possibility that Jesus is a pro-affirmative action, pro-reparations, pro-choice leftist, Miller’s assessment is disturbingly accurate. More and more, students and […]
“˜Abduction epidemic’ hyped up by media
It just wouldn’t be summer without a huge wave of media-driven hysteria. Last year’s “summer of the shark” sent Americans scurrying from the beaches. This summer, round-the-clock kidnapping coverage has filled the fear-gap, leaving parents and children in a frenetic state of alert. It is the latest example of media-hype gone wild. The “abduction epidemic” […]