Author: Jeffrey Thomas Kuhner (Jeffrey Thomas Kuhner)

Pierre Trudeau’s death at the age of 80 unleashed an outpouring of public emotion and grief that has not been seen in Canada since the death of the country’s founder, Sir John A. MacDonald. Dignitaries from all over the world, including close friends Jimmy Carter and Fidel Castro (who was greeted by a large crowd...

George W. Bush’s bid for the presidency signals the death knell of the modern conservative movement. The GOP faithful are embracing the Texas governor as the true heir to the mantle of Ronald Reagan, believing that Bush will lead the Republicans out of the political wilderness and back into power. They maintain that Bush’s “compassionate...

Ralph Nader, the Green Party presidential nominee, may be the decisive factor in the November election. In closely contested states—Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania—Nader is likely to receive three to five percent of the vote, mostiy from Al Gore’s electoral base. That is not much, but it may be enough to hand the...

Hillary Rodham Clinton’s bid for the U.S. Senate has captured the attention of the national media. Many pundits are calling the campaign between the First Lady and Long Island Republican Congressman Rick Lazio “the most closely watched U.S. Senate race in history.” For once, the national press corps may be onto something—but for the wrong...