Stanford Program Seeks Energy Crisis Solution

During the third week of September, the Stanford Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) held its second research symposium, marking over three years of work in a decade-long program to find a solution to the world’s energy woes.

Understanding Iraq

In my last article I sought to provide a brief summary of the significant errors committed by our national leadership in the War for Iraq. These mistakes have in part created a conflict which can only be described optimistically as “two steps forward, one step back.” However, much of the difficulty in prosecuting this war arises from incorrect perceptions and faulty comparisons. The War for Iraq is, simply put, unique. It is not World War II, it is not Vietnam, and it is certainly not—as many in the administration seemed to believe—Gulf War II.

Editor's Note: What’s Wrong With Success?

Lately, it seems that the oil industry in America has been public enemy number one. When ExxonMobil released its second quarter earnings in late July, showing a net income of nearly $1300 each second, the company and other players in the oil industry received countless criticisms from politicians, the media, and the general public. Yet, when one considers the immense capital costs of ExxonMobil’s projects, the net profit margin of the oil industry this past year—around eight percent—is comparable to the U.S. average. Even if the profit margins of oil companies were significantly larger than normal, why should people complain? What’s wrong with success?

Thai Coup D’état

On September 19th, General Shondi Boonyaratglin led a coup against Prime Minister Thaksin Chinnawat in Thailand. The coup follows a long and smoldering conflict between the prime minister and the chief of state, King Phumiphon Adunyadet, and a close analysis of the aftermath of the coup suggests that the event was at the very least tacitly encouraged by the King.

Buchanan on Nationhood

In high school, I read What’s So Great About America by Dinesh D’Souza, an Indian immigrant who is currently a fellow at the Hoover Institution. In the book, D’Souza invoked the “melting pot” argument in his opinion that immigration benefits this country: People become true Americans by shedding their “old ties to the mother country” and tying their destinies to America’s ideals, including the liberating idea that one should have the freedom to shape one’s destiny.

The Just Course is Never Easy

Over the past week a furor has swept the media regarding a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) report that described, among other things, the connection between Iraq and the spread of terrorism.

Special Fee Refund Deadline Nears

Stanford charges you $90 dollars a quarter for student activities. Of this, $72 goes to a small set of specific groups whose programming supposedly benefits the entire student body. Don’t think you get your money’s worth of programming? You can ask for a refund

The Autumn of Tony Blair

Tony Blair, elected Prime Minister of the U.K. almost ten years ago, has a long list of accomplishments, including modernization of public services, a successful devolution of autonomy to Scotland and Wales, a more assertive global role for Britain in trans-Atlantic relations, as well as more amicable relations with the Continent. But the issue he intended to make his legacy, the Iraq War, has come to haunt him. Unpopular in the country and especially within his party, his stature was badly damaged both by his association with President Bush and his steadfast support for the war.

William Daugherty Debunks CIA Myths

We’ve all heard conspiracy theories in which the chief culprit is the Central Intelligence Agency. The more fantastic ones implicate the Agency in the assassination of President Kennedy and the creation and spread of deadly diseases like AIDS, while others allege the hidden (and sometimes not-so-hidden) hand of the CIA behind assassinations and the overthrow of governments around the world, from Iran to Guatemala, Vietnam to Chile.

Letters to the Editor

I notice in your article about the Bahai faith, (“The Rise of Bahai: A Protestant Islam”, pg. 12, 9/22/06 edition) you use the term “C.E.” for Common Era. I have supported the Review for many years because I thought the paper opposed political correctness; and now I see the Review bowing to political correctness with the term “C.E.” instead of “A.D.”. “AD” has served as the common term to describe the years after the birth of Jesus Christ for two millennia; why change now to C.E.?