by Ruthann Quindlen | Dec 14, 2000 | POLITICS
I referred to the magic of Silicon Valley. That magic-an intoxicating mix of money, imagination, and inspiration-had its origin in the semiconductor boom of the 1970s, when dozens of companies seized on possibilities made ripe by Intel’s development of the first... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 14, 2000 | Elections, POLITICS
Elections are supposed to be decided by voters on election day, not by judges later on. But once state and local courts inject themselves into post-election controversies, without any legal justification, the only institution that can get rid of their interference is... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 14, 2000 | POLITICS
If the Supreme Court of the United States had not stepped in to stop the endless re-re-recounts in Florida, George W. Bush might have won a presidential election more times than Franklin D. Roosevelt — and all in one year. What has been even worse than all the... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 13, 2000 | POLITICS
In the old movie classic “The Treasure of Sierra Madre,” armed men confront Humphrey Bogart, claiming to be police. “If you’re policemen,” he asked, “where are your badges?” “We don’t need no stinkin’... by Walter Williams | Dec 13, 2000 | Economics, POLITICS
Rather than my usual fall schedule of teaching in the Economics Department at George Mason University, I taught “The Economic Foundations of Legal Studies” at the university’s School of Law to first-year law students. Economics is no stranger at... by Michelle Malkin | Dec 13, 2000 | POLITICS
Windmills and candles and warm woolen mittens. Staticky sparks from the fur of small kittens. Campfires and solar panels and thermal paddings. These are a few of the favorite things that radical environmentalists would rather rely on for warmth, light, and electricity... by Andrew West | Dec 12, 2000 | Antitrust & Monopolies, POLITICS
I was saddened to see the lead article in last Tuesday’s (12/5/00) Wall St. Journal “Microsoft Tries to Lob Monkey Wrench Into AOL-Time Warner Deal.” In the story, reporters alleged Microsoft might be cooperating with the Federal Trade Commission to... by Walter Williams | Dec 11, 2000 | POLITICS
The Federal Trade Commission has released its year-long study showing how Hollywood’s film industry, the music industry and the video-game industry have been deliberately targeting and marketing all manner of filth and violence to America’s children. No... by Robert W Tracinski | Dec 11, 2000 | Environment
My friend Jack predicted this. When the first flurry of lawsuits was filed in Florida, he told me: keep an eye on the other news. Some government agency, he warned, will spring a new regulation on us — and they will get away with it, because everyone’s...
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