Bills moving through Congress indicate the Democrats' propensity to tax certain industries more than others for political reasons.

Politicians have frequently directed harsh rhetoric toward particular corporate taxpayers that earn high profits. At times, this rhetoric has been accompanied by policy proposals that single out a narrow set of profitable taxpayers for disparate treatment. Perhaps the most notable example is the war against Big Oil.

As recently as half a century ago, Americans across all classes showed only minor differences on the Founding virtues. When Americans resisted the idea of being thought part of an upper class or lower class, they were responding to a reality: there really was such a thing as a civic culture that embraced all of them. Today, that is no longer true.

With the V-chip, as with the proposed uniform ratings, the government's message is comply "or else."

Filmmaker Michael Moore is attacking President George W. Bush and the war in Iraq with Fahrenheit 9/11.

In the opening pages of Are Men Necessary? When Sexes Collide, Maureen Dowd says that when it comes to sex and love she has "no answers." So why read the book?

After six years of inconsequence--practically the entire Clinton presidency has been a summer vacation--we confront serious times that require serious choices by serious people.

After Littleton, Colo., and, now, Conyers, Ga., willingness to take on Hollywood has become the test of seriousness and political manhood for liberals.