by George Reisman | Nov 30, 2007 | Abortion, Women's Rights
In the United States, just as in the Middle East, there are large numbers of people who believe that the cloak of religion and their claim to be inspired by the will of God entitles them to practice lunacy, in total disregard of the suffering and harm they cause to others.
by Elan Journo | Nov 30, 2007 | POLITICS
Few reports about the Islamist threat are more alarming than the situation right now in Pakistan–a nuclear-armed country that Washington hails as a “major non-NATO ally.” Having supported Musharraf’s regime, Washington is now... by Thomas Sowell | Nov 29, 2007 | POLITICS
Stanford, Yale, and Princeton are all in the process of considering whether to increase the number of students they admit. Meanwhile, Professor Richard Vedder of Ohio University and director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity in Washington, says... by Walter Williams | Nov 28, 2007 | POLITICS
Some people complain about bitter partisan politics. I welcome it. The greater the number of decisions made in the political arena the greater the conflict. Let’s look at it by way of a few examples: I like the Lexus LS 460. I also like Dell computers. Many... by Thomas Sowell | Nov 27, 2007 | POLITICS
People who are in the top one percent in income receive far more than one percent of the attention in the media. Even aside from miscellaneous celebrity bimbos, the top one percent attract all sorts of hand-wringing and finger-pointing. A recent column by Anna... by Michael Berliner | Nov 26, 2007 | POLITICS
“Mr. Chambers is an ex-Communist. He has attacked Atlas Shrugged in the best tradition of the Communists–by lies, smears, and cowardly misrepresentations.”
by Lisa VanDamme | Nov 25, 2007 | Education, POLITICS
We at VanDamme Academy love hearing stories about things the students do or say at home that reflects their VanDamme Academy education. I recently asked parents to share some stories from home. Here are a few highlights: Calvin (5): I was talking to Calvin about the... by Thomas Sowell | Nov 22, 2007 | POLITICS
When most of us look at income statistics, we are not just being numbers junkies. We want to find out something about actual flesh-and-blood human beings — specifically what their standard of living is like. But you cannot always just take statistics at face... by Dr Michael Hurd | Nov 22, 2007 | Religion
Most are thankful to God. I am thankful to man — specifically, to those individuals who (over the centuries) have created the countless things I need for survival and enjoyment.