by Dr Michael Hurd | Apr 30, 2005 | Psychology & Living
The good thing about the Michael Jackson trial is that it’s currently the top headline news. Better this than another 9/11, a school shooting or thousands of soldiers killed in Iraq at one time. The bad thing about the Michael Jackson trial is that it’s a... by Daniel J Mitchell | Apr 29, 2005 | POLITICS
Small-business owners, farmers, investors and entrepreneurs face a good news-bad news quandary. The good news is that the death tax will disappear in 2010. If they die that year, their families will get their assets, not the IRS.The bad news is that this pernicious... by Nicholas Provenzo | Apr 28, 2005 | Taxation
Nick Woomer of the Minnesota Daily (the University of Minnesota student newspaper) writes: Freedom for the vast majority of us means that we should all be entitled to live at a certain level of comfort in spite of how the economy is doing: We should be guaranteed... by Walter Williams | Apr 27, 2005 | POLITICS
“The Greatest Century That Ever Was: 25 Miraculous Trends of the Past 100 Years” is the appropriate title of a 1999 article authored by Stephen Moore and the late Julian L. Simon and published by the Washington-based Cato Institute. Let’s highlight... by Dr Michael Hurd | Apr 26, 2005 | POLITICS
According to the new Pope: “We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as for certain and which has as its highest goal one’s own ego and one’s own desires. Having a clear faith, based on the creed of the... by Daniel Pipes | Apr 26, 2005 | POLITICS
What steps should Western border agencies take to defend their homelands from harm by Islamists? In the case of non-citizens, the answer is simple: Don’t let Islamists in. Exclude not just potential terrorists but also anyone who supports the totalitarian goals... by Walter Williams | Apr 25, 2005 | POLITICS
Several airport security screeners have sent me polite letters criticizing some of my comments in my last two columns, prompting this question to you: In managing our personal security, should we guard against possible or probable threats? Consider the measures and... by Nicholas Provenzo | Apr 24, 2005 | POLITICS
This makes me sick: Elian Gonzalez, the young Cuban castaway whose international custody battle ended in his dramatic seizure from a Miami home five years ago, addressed a crowd of thousands Friday, thanking Cubans and Americans alike for fighting for his return to... by Stuart M. Butler | Apr 23, 2005 | POLITICS
The debate over Social Security reform so far has centered on the concern that, as the number of retirees balloons, the program won’t be able to pay its promised benefits. That certainly is a crisis that must be addressed. But let’s say, for...