Month October 2002

Wall Street Journal tribute to Wellstone (yes, the WSJ) Liberals don’t appreciate conservatives enough. Conservatives don’t appreciate liberals enough either. Here’s an appreciation of Paul Wellstone, who died a few hours ago in the middle of a great battle in…

Wal-Mart Blocked by Union LobbyingThe growing (finally) power of unions. Wal-Mart is notorious for their opposition to unions. Now unions are stopping them from opening stores in Los Angeles. Organized labor won a key battle this week in an all-out…

Brazil CountdownThis is a wonderful background piece on supporters of Lula, who will almost unquestionably be elected President of Brazil on Sunday. A serious Leftie, his election will make the World Bank and IMF grumpy indeed. However he is making…

America utterly unprepared for terrorist attacks?So concludes a panel of the august Council on Foreign Relations, co-chaired by former Senators Warren Rudman and Gary Hart – “co-chairs of the now famous Commission on National Security that warned of such a…

Wellstone Dies In Plane Crash. His wife and daughter died also. What a tragedy. What a catastrophe. Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-MN) has died in a plane crash, CNN reports. Josh Marshall writes a wonderful tribute saying Wellstone was “irreplaceable.” On…