Lincoln Re-Examined
      How much of what we are taught about our 16th President is really true? Was he the "Great Emancipator" or was he a "Great Menace" to liberty. This article asks questions about Abraham Lincoln and his role in shaping American history.

The US. vs. Canada: The Softwood Lumber Dispute
      The US softwood lumber industry has effectively lobbied the government to write protectionist legislation in its behalf.  This legislation protects the US softwood lumber market and profitability from fair competition. The US softwood lumber industry has been one of the few industries to successfully push for protectionist trade barriers against the Canadians. Such protectionism is in sharp contrast to normal US-Canadian trade relations. 

Drug War Rages, But 'Traffic' is Unabated
      A old letter to the Chicago Sun-Times Editor, about the Academy Award winning movie "Traffic", by Stephen Soderberg. Published on January 21, 2001.