The End of Montgomery Ward
The passing of a once-great business is often a time for nostalgia and regret, so the announced closing down of Montgomery Ward has provoked much media comment along these lines. But both the rise and the fall of Montgomery Ward illustrates the dynamic adjustments of...Global Economic Freedom Continues to Gain Survey Shows
More countries expanded economic freedom during the past year than curtailed it, The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal report in their annual “Index of Economic Freedom.” The survey showed 70 of the 155 countries rated granted their citizens...U.S Should Not Use Trade Agreement to Hold Chile Hostage
On November 29, the United States and Chile came one step closer to achieving (in the words of President Bill Clinton) a “mutual commitment to advancing free and open trade and investment in the Americas.” Chile received this long-sought invitation to...Ignoring A “Hate Crime” in D.C.
Here in the land of pontificators and tolerance preachers, a hateful crime goes unpunished. President Clinton, our lame duck lip-biter, is nowhere to be found. Neither are the chest-beaters at the New York Times. And the rainbow coalition of loud-mouthed minority...Feminization of Gun Debate Drowns Out Sober Analysis
WHEN IT COMES to talking about guns, responsible women should adopt Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Shampoo pledge: No more tears. No more mom-in-tennis-shoes proselytizing. No more irrational NRA-bashing. No more maudlin sermons. Alas, the sopping feminization of...Listen to Venus Williams Advice on Taxes
Basically, the tax system is designed to punish success. Work harder than the next guy, innovate, invest wisely, or get lucky–and the government will put the squeeze on you. Almost every argument made by liberals against tax cuts, it seems, comes down to a...TAFOL Files An Amicus Curiae (Friend of the Court) Brief Supporting The Microsoft Corporation
The Microsoft antitrust case represents a breathtaking and frightening extension of antitrust law to a new American technological industry that is the envy of the rest of the world.