January 2000 • Volume 11, NO. 1

The Rise and Fall of a Superpower

Building the Panama Canal was one of the greatest chapters in American history. It helps to reveal how America became a superpower, if we understand the complete history. Today we see an almost totally different spirit in our leaders. The meaning behind that change contains the strongest warning ever for America!

The Birth Canal

How a ten-mile strip of land brought life to a new nation.

China’s Three-Card Trick

In less than three years, the most populous nation on earth has seized a hat-trick of strategic sea gates. How will this affect global events in the new century?

America’s “Golden Age”?

What the starry-eyed commentators are forgetting

Articles

Science vs. Nature

The Coming Plague

A growing problem of potentially devastating proportions

Israel’s Wound

The spin doctors glaze the surface with a deceiving gloss, but Israel’s peace process is on course to produce more carnage.

EU Thrusts Sickle Down Under

As the aftershocks of the Asian financial crisis ripple on, Australia has turned to Europe for help. What’s happening to this outback haven in the Pacific?

Rearing Teens

Rescuing the Lost Children of America

We hear so much bad news about teens these days. It appears we are losing so many young lives to drugs, alcohol, illicit sex and violence. Can our teens be rescued? Yes! This article shows you how.

The Rise and Fall of a Superpower

The Birth Canal

China’s Three-Card Trick

America’s “Golden Age”?

Articles

Science vs. Nature

The Coming Plague

Israel’s Wound

EU Thrusts Sickle Down Under

Rearing Teens

Rescuing the Lost Children of America

Departments

Personal

Why America Is Not a Superpower

World News Watch

Edging toward the EU

Killing Fields

Wooing Yugoslavia

Turmoil Ahead

Commentary

Man of the Half-Century