by Thomas Sowell | Mar 31, 2008 | POLITICS
There was a real irony in the recent intervention by the Federal Reserve System to provide the money that enabled the firm of JPMorgan Chase to buy Bear Stearns before it went bankrupt. The point was to try to prevent a domino effect of panic in the financial markets... by Craig Biddle | Mar 31, 2008 | POLITICS
The latest attack on BB&T’s educational donations–and on academic freedom–comes by way of this Charlotte Observer editorial, which opens with the obvious truth that “A public university’s faculty and administration–not... by Nicholas Provenzo | Mar 29, 2008 | Free Speech, POLITICS
Charles Krauthammer makes a trenchant argument in defense of a perennial whipping boy: Everyone knows the First Amendment protects freedom of religion, speech, press and assembly. How many remember that, in addition, the First Amendment protects a fifth freedom... by Elan Journo | Mar 28, 2008 | POLITICS, Terrorism
On his recent visit to the Middle East, Vice President Cheney voiced the Bush administration’s belief that a Palestinian state is “long overdue” and vowed to help make that goal a reality. Many conservatives and liberals agree with the administration... by Craig Biddle | Mar 27, 2008 | POLITICS
“Gifts with Strings a Knotty Issue,” is the latest in a recent stream of articles about academics going berserk because BB&T, under the direction of CEO John Allison, has made contributions to universities with the stipulation that Ayn Rand’s... by Walter Williams | Mar 26, 2008 | POLITICS
Some pundits ask whether America is ready for Obama. The much more important question is whether Obama is ready for America and even more important is whether black people can afford Obama. Let’s look at it in the context of a historical tidbit. In 1947, Jackie... by Thomas Sowell | Mar 25, 2008 | POLITICS
It is painful to watch defenders of Barack Obama tying themselves into knots trying to evade the obvious. Some are saying that Senator Obama cannot be held responsible for what his pastor, Jeremiah Wright, said. In their version of events, Barack Obama just happened... by Thomas Sowell | Mar 24, 2008 | POLITICS
Leaders of the Democratic Party and much of the media are wringing their hands over what to do about Democratic voters in Florida and Michigan, in order not to leave them out of the process of picking a nominee, and perhaps alienating them as for as the general... by Nicholas Provenzo | Mar 23, 2008 | POLITICS
In researching what a potential “free Tibet” would look like absent Chinese rule, I found the following quote which is attributed to Tenzin Gyatso, aka the 14th Dalai Lama and the head of Tibet’s government in exile: Of all the modern economic...
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