by Fred L. Smith, Jr. | Jun 30, 2004 | POLITICS
Nobel Prize economist Ronald Coase long ago warned of a political risk–that of wishing to be an “economic statesman,” which he defined as a person who gives answers when there were none to give. The newest such risk was the Securities and Exchange... by Walter Williams | Jun 30, 2004 | POLITICS
Did you learn that the United States is rich because we have bountiful natural resources? That has to be nonsense. Africa and South America are probably the richest continents in natural resources but are home to the world’s most miserably poor people. On the... by Ralph R. Reiland | Jun 29, 2004 | POLITICS
The big news in town is that “Ladies Night” is illegal. Earlier this month, it had top billing on the marquee at La Costa, a seashore bar at the intersection where New York meets Philadelphia. But New Jersey’s top civil rights official, J. Frank... by Cheryl K. Chumley | Jun 29, 2004 | POLITICS
On June 18, Congress cleared the way for the president to sign into law a bill committing $25 million over five years to save turtles. As expensively ridiculous as this taxpayer-funded initiative seems, its creation and ultimate passage cannot be blamed solely on... by Thomas Sowell | Jun 29, 2004 | POLITICS, Price Controls
A recent front-page story in the Wall Street Journal told of rising hunger and malnutrition amid chronic agricultural surpluses in India. India is now exporting wheat, and even donating some to Afghanistan, while malnutrition is a growing problem within India itself.... by Alexander Marriott | Jun 28, 2004 | POLITICS
Can John Kerry be better than our current president, George W. Bush? This question begs another, better at what? The principle issue of importance in the 2004 election is the War on (Islamic) Terrorism. George Bush’s negatives on this topic are many.... by Richard E. Ralston | Jun 28, 2004 | Healthcare
Two hundred years ago Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to explore the vast spaces of North America from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. Jefferson understood the enormous challenges for the growth of knowledge and liberty on a continental scale. These were the... by Robert Garmong | Jun 27, 2004 | POLITICS, Space
SpaceShipOne, the first privately funded manned spacecraft, shattered more than the boundary of outer space: it destroyed forever the myth that space exploration can only be done by the government. Just a week earlier, a Bush Administration panel on space exploration... by Alexander Marriott | Jun 26, 2004 | Foreign Policy, Middle East & Israel, War with Iran
The Iranian state is rushing headlong into disaster and I’m not referring to an imminent invasion by the United States. Iran is developing nuclear weapons and is attempting to filibuster international agencies which are attempting to monitor Iranian actions. For...
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