by Andrew West | Mar 21, 2001 | POLITICS
The Australian Dollar, while recently sinking to 19-year lows, doesn’t seem to have gotten a lot of attention. In fact, the currency has never had the sort of impact on global currency markets as the Yen, the Euro, or the Pound, and even currencies like... by Jim Johnston | Mar 21, 2001 | POLITICS
Electricity restructuring is a complicated process, in California and across the country. As California faces rolling blackouts and soaring energy prices, the consensus is growing among political activists that restructuring may have been a mistake. Particularly... by Dr Michael Hurd | Mar 20, 2001 | POLITICS
President Bush has dictated that airline employees may not go on strike for at least two months, and maybe not at all. People like me, who have travel plans next month, should be relieved. Right? Wrong. Why the ingratitude? As much as I want to reach my destination... by Thomas Sowell | Mar 19, 2001 | POLITICS
THE TERM “LIBERAL” originally referred politically to those who wanted to liberate people — mainly from the oppressive power of government. That is what it still means in various European countries or in Australia and New Zealand. It is the American... by Walter Williams | Mar 19, 2001 | Elections, POLITICS
SEN. JOHN MCCAIN, R-Ariz., makes a lot of political hay portraying himself as the hero for campaign finance reform and against influence-peddling. He’s for restrictions on the “soft money” millions that flow into the campaign coffers of the... by Robert W Tracinski | Mar 19, 2001 | Foreign Policy, POLITICS
Former President Clinton has just received another fitting addition to his legacy. Two years ago, he sent U.S. troops to Kosovo to protect ethnic Albanians against attacks by Serbia. Now our troops are stuck trying to protect Macedonia against attacks by these very... by Don Luskin | Mar 19, 2001 | POLITICS
The Fed’s surprise 50 basis point cut in the fed funds rate yesterday took the markets — and me — completely by surprise. And yet the stock market’s reaction was strangely muted. Don’t get me wrong: yesterday was great. But the rate cut... by Dr Michael Hurd | Mar 18, 2001 | POLITICS
Q: How would you correct the problem of education in this country if you had complete control of the system? A: I would not seek “complete control of the system.” Nor do I — or anyone else (be it George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, the NEA, or whomever)... by Michelle Malkin | Mar 18, 2001 | POLITICS
“Jesse slowly suffocated and died.” A jury heard those chilling words this week in the opening statement of a little-noticed Arkansas trial. A mother heard those heartbreaking words spoken about her 13-year-old son, Jesse Dirkhising, whom prosecutors say...
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