by Thomas Sowell | Dec 21, 2000 | POLITICS
The privations and sufferings of the poor have long been central themes in the vision of the political left. That is what attracted many of us to the left in our youth. But the actual consequences of the agenda of the left on the poor — and on others — is... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 21, 2000 | POLITICS
Even those of us who have been complaining for years about the bias and shallowness of the media should admit that we never expected the media to be quite so grossly biased or so unbelievably shallow as they have been about the outcome of the recent presidential... by George Reisman | Dec 20, 2000 | Energy
Destructionist government policy has increasingly restricted the supply of electric power in California and throughout the United States.
by Dr Michael Hurd | Dec 20, 2000 | POLITICS, Psychology & Living
What’s the fundamental difference between being a whim worshiper and being spontaneous? A whim worshipper acts on whatever urges move him, at the moment they first move him. He does not stop and use reason to evaluate what he’s doing. A spontaneous person... by Daniel J Mitchell | Dec 20, 2000 | POLITICS
President-elect George W. Bush is being advised by his political foes to abandon tax cuts. This step, they tell him, is the only way to heal the wounds caused by weeks of legal wrangling and partisan rhetoric. Yet abandoning tax cuts would be a big mistake, both... by Walter Williams | Dec 20, 2000 | POLITICS
Democrats have no constituency more loyal than black Americans. Much of that loyalty is delivered by black elected officials, civil-rights organizations and church leaders such as Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. During the last election, these people did a... by Dr Michael Hurd | Dec 19, 2000 | POLITICS
It used to be a raging debate in psychology: Are human beings primarily determined by physiology — or by other factors such as environment, family, thinking habits, etc.? Today, such a debate is nearly non-existent. Instead of looking for the role of... by Stefan Spath | Dec 19, 2000 | POLITICS
This past week, Russian president Vladimir Putin visited communist Cuba on a diplomatic visit to that tropical paradise, that CNN commentators love to gush about, Cuba. [Now if only CNN would only move there permanently!]Many have questioned the purpose of the trip,... by Andrew West | Dec 19, 2000 | POLITICS
“Buy the stock – it’s a good company.” This oft-repeated platitude is one that’s very popular on Wall Street, but it’s also one that I’m sick of hearing it because it’s not necessarily a useful guide for investors. A...