by Walter Williams | Jul 29, 2009 | POLITICS
How can political commentators, politicians and academics get away with statements like “Reagan budget deficits,” “Clinton budget surplus,” “Bush budget deficits” or “Obama’s tax increases”? The only answer is that... by Yaron Brook | Jul 29, 2009 | Healthcare
There can be no such thing as a “right” to products or services created by the effort of others, and this most definitely includes medical products and services.
by Thomas Sowell | Jul 29, 2009 | POLITICS
After many a disappointment with someone, and especially after a disaster, we may be able to look back at numerous clues that should have warned us that the person we trusted did not deserve our trust. When that person is the President of the United States, the... by John David Lewis | Jul 29, 2009 | Middle East & Israel, POLITICS
We are hearing a lot now about Israel’s creation of “Jewish” settlements on “Palestinian land.” These settlements are created, we are often told, to extend the “apartheid state” of Israel by squeezing out the local populations... by Thomas Sowell | Jul 27, 2009 | POLITICS
Many people hoped that the election of a black President of the United States would mark our entering a “post-racial” era, when we could finally put some ugly aspects of our history behind us. That is quite understandable. But it takes two to tango. Those... by David Stanley Willenski | Jul 24, 2009 | LAW
In contrast with proper laws, regulations (which are also called ‘laws’ to package-deal them with proper laws) do not protect individual rights.
by Zev Barnett | Jul 23, 2009 | POLITICS
The date is December 16, 1773. A ship has just entered Boston Harbor. In its hold it carries the chains of a foreign government. American colonists, increasingly rebellious under the weight of British oppression, board this ship and as a symbol of defiance seize these... by Thomas Sowell | Jul 23, 2009 | Healthcare, POLITICS
Distracting the audience’s attention is one of the ways magicians pull off some of their tricks. President Barack Obama’s televised news conference on medical care shows that he is something of a magician when it comes to politics. The big trick for the... by Walter Williams | Jul 22, 2009 | POLITICS, Racism
The U.S. Naval Academy’s PowerPoint display explains diversity by saying, “Diversity is all the different characteristics and attributes of individual sailors and civilians which enhance the mission readiness of the Navy,” adding that:...