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National Perspective - by Jim Kouri, CPP - Approximately 12 million pounds of cargo is transported daily on passenger aircraft. To accommodate this considerable stream of commerce, the Transportation Security Administration currently has in place a multilayered, risk-based system for securing cargo traveling on passenger aircraft.

Columnists - AUGUSTA, Maine The Fed Up With Taxes/YES on 1 coalition aired its first television ad last night during the Democratic National Convention. The 30 second ad features Gary Emmons, a small businessman and owner of Exit 26 Quik Stop in Richmond.

Columnists - At the time I was a psychology graduate student and found that most of my associates were familiar with the work but deemed it a book to be burned rather than read. I, however, bought it anyway, and like to think that my purchase foreshadowed my eventual defection from the Democratic Party. While the mainstream media may deem Dr. Charles Murray a pariah, he has been a hero of mine for fourteen years. His fame preceded the 1990s, however. Losing Ground: American Social Policy 19501980 is a work that permanently altered public perceptions regarding the welfare state. Therefore, it was an honor to have him answer a few questions about his latest publication, Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality. Currently, he is the W. H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.

Columnists - Not since "The Night before Christmas" has such a classic been offered to the world. The First Christmas will be enjoyed for generations to come. Twenty five years in the making and countless years of enjoyment for the reader, Alastair Macdonalds book will delight all ages.

Columnists - So what if anything have we learned since that spectacular travesty of justice in the summer of 1995? We learned that sometimes the evidence just doesn't matter.

Columnists - I seldom write reviews of books, but this book is so important to all of us that I just had to write this for you. I often quote: "A revelation is not a revelation until it is a revelation to me." (Anon.). Reading this book can be a revelation."The Shack" by William P. Young is a must read book.

Columnists - Where was Joe Biden? He was on the side of obstruction.

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Columnists - Should everyone get to vote or are some not qualified?

Breaking News - by Jim Kouri, TCV Staff -- Dr. Jerome Corsi and Jim Gilchrist landed in Denver today and immediately began their mission; Bring national awareness to the issues that are destroying America.

Columnists - The Constitution of the Confederate States of America limited a President to one six year term, period. I could support amending the US Constitution to provide a single six year term for the US President.

by Jim Kouri, CPP - Richard Barrett, the highest ranking UN official responsible for monitoring the activities of Al- Qaeda, said the group continues to degrade seven years after September 11, 2001, hampered by fragmented leadership, widely tarnished credibility, a struggle for relevance, and a chronic inability to live up to its propaganda.

Columnists - The energy stakes were raised with Russias invasion of Georgia. The Kremlin has made a military move because they want to control the oil pipe line that runs through the former Soviet state.

Columnists - VAWA-inspired laws have carved out an Alice-in-Wonderland world in our legal system in which any partner disagreement qualifies as domestic "violence," in which persons never qualify "offender" with the word "alleged," and in which a person so accused can seldom restore his good name.

Columnists - Here it comes: the Muslim spin cycle. The poor Muslims are being misunderstood again, and their Religion of Peace is being maligned.

Columnists - In America, citizens still enjoy at least some form of liberty to pursue Godliness in many aspects of life, such as medicine, education, philanthropy, business, music and the arts. When it comes to politics though, Christians are forced to check their religion at the door, and too many Christians are far too willing to oblige.

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Columnists - I don't for one minute believe that Joe Biden sits at his kitchen table "worrying" about paying his bills.

by Pat Buchanan - A year after taking power, in June 1934, Adolf Hitler made his first visit abroad -- to his idol Benito Mussolini in Venice.