From Newsweek

A few articles from Newsweek that I especially enjoyed:

Here's an online special detailing 15 ideas to "recharge America". No real substantial or detailed ideas are put forth--just broad themes. However one in particular caught my eye. It's from Pete Peterson of the Blackstone Group, in which he warns of the need to reign in our sickening spending problem, particularly referring to the entitlement programs of Social Security and Medicare. A choice nugget, "If we don't fundamentally reform our gargantuan entitlement programs and at the same time our gluttonous energy and consumption habits and meager savings levels, we simply won't have the resources for these desperately needed R&D investments."

George Will writes as only George Will can write on "white guilt". He tells us of a new book written by "America's most discerning black writer" on the detriments of not taking personal responsibility in the black community. To whet your appetite, "Black 'mililtants' preaching militant dependency want guilt-ridden whites to feel obligated to deliver black advancement."

Finally, read about the hypocrisy of Mexican immigration policy. President Vicente Fox has sent troops to Mexico's southern border with Guatemala to crack down on the illegal Guatemalans coming into Mexico. Fox has been urging America to grant amnesty to millions of Mexicans while his government has only granted legal status to about 15,000 illegals in his country. Wages for illegal Guatemalans are abyssmal--$3.50 a day, and sometimes room and board is deducted! Want to know what the coffee plantation operators think of Mexican workers? Look no further: "You can't depend on Mexicans, they're irresponsible." Hmmm...sounds familiar. Meanwhile, Fox and other Hispanics lecture the US on our treatment of illegals immigrants. Gimme a break!