by Larry Elder | Apr 30, 1999 | POLITICS
Marlon Brando, on the “Larry King Live” show, once used several racial and ethnic epithets. When a local news outlet rebroadcast this controversial excerpt, it muted Brando when he used the word “nigger.” His lips moved, but the viewer heard no... by Richard M Salsman | Apr 29, 1999 | POLITICS
In response to the growing recognition of the systemic problems with Social Security, President Clinton has suggested strengthening the program by investing over $700 billion of projected surpluses in the stock market. His plan, however — along with similar... by Andrew West | Apr 27, 1999 | POLITICS
England’s Tories, following the dubious example set by their US Republican counterparts, seem to have also concluded that standing on principle is politically inexpedient. The Tories recently chose to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Margaret... by Peter Schwartz | Apr 23, 1999 | Environment
For the first time in American history, the government is ordering the destruction of a dam–for environmental reasons. This July, Edwards Dam, a small hydroelectric facility on the Kennebec River in Augusta, Maine, will be torn down by the Federal Energy... by Larry Elder | Apr 23, 1999 | POLITICS
Before the horrific shooting at the Littleton, Colo., high school, the media sat around like the Maytag repairman on Prozac. Monica’s gone, impeachment and trial over with, the Jon-Benet Ramsey mystery dormant. Oh, sure, there’s the occasional O.J.... by Joseph Kellard | Apr 20, 1999 | POLITICS, Women's Rights
Six woman recently file suite against the state of Alabama over a law it enacted last year regarding vibrators and other sex toys. The law states that selling or distributing “any obscene material or any device designed or marketed as useful primarily for the... by Elia Kazan | Apr 19, 1999 | Free Speech, POLITICS
The following statement originally appeared as an advertisement, placed by Elia Kazan in the New York Times, April 12, 1952.In the past weeks intolerable rumors about my political position have been circulating in New York and Hollywood. I want to make my stand... by Larry Elder | Apr 16, 1999 | POLITICS, Price Controls
Every so often, without fail, the Republicans remind me why I don’t join the party. A recovering drug and alcohol abuser, living in the streets, recently told me the following story. One day, in desperate need of money, he went to the owner of a convenience... by Jack Letourneau | Apr 14, 1999 | POLITICS
Since 1935, the United States government has been operating a program that would be illegal if run by a private citizen or company — tarred as a fraudulent Ponzi scheme. Social Security, a scheme both impractical and immoral, is a smear on America’s...
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