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Media don’t give it to us straight
National media practices and the conduct of journalists are in the limelight again. Example: A new study by the non-profit Center for Media and Public Affairs shows that the campaign news reports of the three major networks on the GOP primary season from January 1 to March 4 devoted more than five times more airtime…
The coming global boom
The idea is spreading that we are on the edge of another major global expansion. This is the view of a minority, but it’s a growing minority. It includes highly respected economists, business leaders and other observers who refuse to get mired in short-term debates about when the next recession will come. Victor Kiam, the…
President’s vision deserves consideration
The state of the union was an especially noteworty event this year. First, George Bush became the sixth president in this century to stand before the Congress as commander-in-chief of a nation at war. Second, the demonstration of unity and support for American forces in the Persian Gulf was overwhelming. It was also a welcome…