Here I stand at the first great climax of my life. I, Dicon of Athens, wait in this grand stadium beside the river Alpheus. I am the proud progeny of my city’s dedication to the perfection of mind and body, and gathered around me are athletes from all the Greek world, from as far away [...]
Archive | September, 2000
Will A Right To Prescription Drugs Kill Both The Sick And the Healthy?
Al Gore promised to provide prescription drugs “coverage for all” American senior citizens if elected president. Democrats applauded, and Republicans timidly committed to a plan that makes “coverage
One Solution for Education’s Woes: Home Schooling
When Glenn Woiceshyn saw that his 9-year-old son was rapidly losing his love of learning, he decided to do something about it: home-school him. In addition to his son, Woiceshyn, a senior writer for the Ayn Rand Institute, accepted two other grade five students. “These two students, who were far behind my son in
Know Thy Enemy: The Dangers of the IMF’s “World Economic Outlook”
Every two years the IMF publishes its “World Economic Outlook“. (I’ll call it, aptly, WOE) The most recent advanced copy was released last week on the internet. [link], and I suggest that all global investors take a look at it. I disagree with most of the IMF’s economic worldview and policies, as they are constructed [...]
Why Clinton’s Efforts to Bring Peace to the Middle East Must Fail
One crucial element of Clinton’s legacy is his desire to be remembered as the American President finally responsible for ensuring peace in the Middle East. To that end, he has pressured the Israelis and showered favors on a life-long, Palestinian terrorist in an effort to force agreements over land disputes. As efforts of this sort [...]
The Fourth Mega-Market, Now Through 2011: How Three Earlier Bull Markets Explain the Present and Predict the Future
The year was 1970, and I was part of a scorned breed, scorned at least on Wall Street. People who did what I did — recommending stocks based on historical price patterns — were literally laughed at by many of the Street’s citizens. I couldn’t accept this. I talked this over with two new friends, [...]
Australia’s “Original Sin”: Why Prime Minister Howard Should Not Apologize to the Aborigines
The 2000 Olympics opened last Friday (15.Sept.00) in a “splendidly diverse and inclusive” (New York Times, editorial, 17.Sept.00) portrayal of Australia. The symbol of the aboriginal athlete Cathy Freeman carrying the Olympic flame in its final stage “shined a spotlight on aboriginal culture and its historical plight.” The treatment of the aborigines by the European [...]
Censorship in Advertising Moves Into Movies
NEWS — For more than a week, Democratic candidates Al Gore and Joseph Lieberman, and officials at the Federal Trade Commission, joined by political and social leaders on the Left and the Right, have begun laying the groundwork for government controls on the motion picture industry. What is surprising is that the supposed defenders of [...]
Greens, not Greed, Fueling Higher Gas Prices
Government regulations, not capitalist greed, are responsible for skyrocketing U.S. oil and gas prices, said a senior writer for the Ayn Rand Institute. “U.S. environmental regulations add, on average, 42.4 cents per gallon to gasoline prices at the pumps,” said Andrew Bernstein. “These taxes alone mean that every licensed driver pays an extra $350 per [...]
My Home-School Experience Demonstrates the Benefit of a Rational Approach to Education
It was painful to watch. Our bright 9-year-old son was rapidly losing his love of learning. Dissatisfied with his private school, the best we could find, I decided to postpone my second career as a writer and home-school him–a choice many Americans are forced to make thanks to deteriorating academic standards and escalating school violence. [...]
