Americans love a good scam. And nowhere more so than in the movies. That's why films like "Tokapi," "Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels" and "The Thomas Crown Affair" are such huge favorites at video rental outlets. When a major oil company scams ... READ MORE
Most good cooks don't start with a recipe, just a goal. In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson was the chief cook for Medicare. His goal was to provide quality health care coverage to an aging U.S. population. Unfortunately, his best intentions ... READ MORE
Microsoft is the victim of a double standard. A federal court recently ordered the company to be split into two smaller companies. But there is a real monopoly that no one seems to want to do anything about. There's been ... READ MORE
Freebies that many Internet surfers now take for granted could be eliminated or scaled back if advocates of Internet sales taxes get their way. Over the past several years, some of the nation's governors and big-city mayors have been pushing ... READ MORE
Only government bureaucrats could suggest that the best solution to a government screw up is more government. But that's precisely what is happening when it comes to droughts. Local water authorities recently testified before the National Drought Policy Commission that ... READ MORE
When the federal government announced on September 22 that it was suing U.S. tobacco companies to recover funds the federal government spends each year on smoking-relating health costs, more than one person quizzically asked: But doesn't the government support tobacco ... READ MORE
There's no need to sweat summertime smog. Despite the hype, air quality is better now than it has been in decades. By now, most Americans are acquainted with code red days, ozone action days, ozone awareness days, and other smog ... READ MORE
"Everyone complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it," Mark Twain once quipped. But now someone at least is doing something about some of its worst effects. A seven-year-old Virginia company called High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi) ... READ MORE
Kay Neil doesn't need government statistics to know that small cars are more dangerous than large ones. Neil, founder of DWI Smart, Inc., which seeks vigorous prosecution of drunk drivers, has been in four car accidents involving drunk drivers and ... READ MORE
During the Senate impeachment inquiry, Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) warned the White House and his colleagues, "Don't tamper with this jury." Today, jury tampering is underway on another important matter before the Senate: Consideration of the Kyoto global warming treaty ... READ MORE
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