by Thomas Sowell | Aug 31, 2001 | Asia, POLITICS
There are few things more heartwarming than watching people rise out of poverty to a better life. When it is a whole nation in the process of doing so, it is especially inspiring. That is the theme of a marvelous new book titled “India Unbound: The Social and... by Walter Williams | Aug 30, 2001 | POLITICS
A Seattle policeman explained de-policing as: “Parking under a shady tree to work on a crossword puzzle is a great alternative to being labeled a racist and being dragged through an inquest, a review board, an FBI and U.S. attorney investigation, and a... by Don Luskin | Aug 30, 2001 | POLITICS
When Ronald Reagan accepted his party’s nomination for president in 1980 he said, “When your friend is out of a job, that’s a recession. When you are out of a job, that’s a depression. And when Jimmy Carter is out of a job, that’s a... by Don Luskin | Aug 30, 2001 | Environment
Once upon a time there was a company that made very powerful workstations — super-duper PC’s that put the final nail in the coffin of the mainframe computing model. This company developed servers that treated these workstations as clients, and linked them... by Michelle Malkin | Aug 30, 2001 | POLITICS
Twenty years from now, when my baby daughter is on the brink of full adulthood, I will tell her about my experience as a 20-year-old intern in Washington, D.C. A decade ago, I headed to the District for a month-long stint in a Senate office. Like most dreamy-eyed and... by Walter Williams | Aug 29, 2001 | POLITICS
Time magazine: “Scientists no longer doubt that global warming is happening, and almost nobody questions the fact that humans are at least partly responsible.” U.S. News & World Report chimed in, referring to the United Nation’s Intergovernmental... by Michelle Malkin | Aug 29, 2001 | POLITICS
Four lucky ticketholders struck it rich last weekend, but here’s the real winner of the $295 million Powerball binge: the government. Powerball is a multi-state numbers racket that would be quashed by the U.S. Department of Justice if it were privately run.... by Thomas Sowell | Aug 28, 2001 | POLITICS, Racism
It has become all too common for some innocuous remark by a public figure to be seized upon and twisted to make it seem “racist,” setting off loud denunciations by those who are in the business of loud denunciations. Meanwhile, actions and policies that do... by Don Luskin | Aug 28, 2001 | POLITICS, Social Security
The battle over restructuring America’s Social Security system into individual, privately managed accounts is heating up again. So the winds of change keep blowing, foreshadowing what may be the most profound economic transformation since the Reagan tax cuts of...
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