The Wrap-up

Human Events calls on the Justice Department to prosecute those who leaked information about the terrorist finance tracking program to the New York Times.

Former New York State Attorney General Dennis Vacco suggests that the Restaurant Opportunity Center of New York “illegally organizes minority unions and abuses its nonprofit status.”

Ron Suskind reveals al Qaeda’s aborted plot to unleash poison gas on New York’s subway system.

James Taranto observes the hypocrisy of billionaires like Warren Buffett, who is a vocal supporter of the death tax but has no intention to pay it himself.

Pork-barrel spenders beware: the Line Item Veto Act has passed in the House.

Cato’s Tim Sandefur reports that eminent domain abuses by bureaucrats and developers are still in very much alive even after the Kelo ruling.

As a result of a complaint filed by ACU, the FEC has levied a $60K fine against the presidential campaign of John Edwards.

The New York Times analyzes the implications and addresses the vulnerabilities of the theretofore secret terrorist finance tracking program.

By targeting disenfranchised and underprivileged children, school choice programs are becoming more prevalent nationwide while making future program enhancements much easier to pass the scrutiny of legislators.

Steve Chapman finds that federal spending by both Democrats and Republicans has reached an all time high.

Ghana may have knocked the U.S. out of the World Cup, but not even Europe can touch our system of higher education.

Radley Balko reviews the futile endeavors of no-knock raids in Buffalo, New York.

Victor Davis Hanson observes that selective compliance with established laws fosters illegal immigration and undermines our legal system.

Through the Holy Grail of licensure, which makes the qualifications to become a doctor unnecessarily complex and expensive, the American Medical Association conspires with the government to squelch competition and thwart innovation.

Victor Davis Hanson argues that a minority of critics of the Iraq war, “for either base or misguided reasons[,] really does wish us to lose.”

Both the New York Times and the Washington Post detail the financial woes stemming from the erroneous and misleading financial disclosure of Congressman Alan Mollohan.

The Wall Street Journal recaps the details of the president’s surprise visit to Iraq.

Alumni from President Reagan’s 1976 presidential primary celebrate the 30th anniversary of his victory at the Reagan Ranch.

AEI’s Veronique de Rugy suggests reforms Congress should enact to curb supplemental spending.

Steve Masty, a former speechwriter to President Reagan, argues that the U.S. is losing the war on terror because we alienate moderate Muslims from politics and civic engagement.