by James Pinkerton | Mar 15, 2001 | POLITICS
If to govern is to choose, then President Bush made a clear choice in the budget he released two weeks ago; National Missile Defense (NMD) is a big winner, while the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is a mild loser. In the short run, this might be... by James Glassman | Mar 15, 2001 | POLITICS
When Wall Street analysts talk about defensive stocks, they usually mean providers of food, tobacco, consumer goods — things that people will buy no matter what the economy is doing. Since this seems to be the season for defensive stocks, you may be looking for... by Alan Luber | Mar 15, 2001 | POLITICS
Every once in a while I like to go out on a limb with a wild prediction. And my prediction today is that the Dow will experience a major league crash in 2001. If you thought Monday was scary, in the words of Al Jolson, “You ain’t seen nothin’... by Michelle Malkin | Mar 15, 2001 | Environment
Everybody in Washington frets about Vice President Dick Cheney’s health, but what about his boss? President Bush is beginning to look a little too green for his own good. He may be in need of ideological defibrillation. Over the past several weeks, the Bush... by Andrew West | Mar 14, 2001 | WORLD
On Sunday, March 4, Argentina’s President De la Rua named Ricardo López Murphy as his new finance minister. This was a significant move, duly rewarded by an 8% surge in Argentina’s stock market. Could he trigger a recovery after several lackluster years... by Thomas Sowell | Mar 14, 2001 | POLITICS
It may be easier than you think to get rich quick. Let’s take a fairly common situation in California. A couple buys a little square box, two-bedroom house on a modest-sized lot during the 1970s for $30,000 or $40,000. Then, over the years, they pay off their... by Walter Williams | Mar 14, 2001 | POLITICS
It’s generally agreed that American primary, secondary and, increasingly, undergraduate education is a failure. But that assessment depends upon just what evaluation criteria is chosen. By some criteria, American education might be deemed a remarkable success.... by Daniel J Mitchell | Mar 13, 2001 | POLITICS
When the Berlin Wall collapsed, one would have expected the poisonous Marxist ideology of class warfare to disappear along with it. But this year’s tax debate has shown the politics-of-envy is alive and well. Demagogues are vilifying President Bush’s plan... by Robert W Tracinski | Mar 13, 2001 | POLITICS
Willy Sutton, in case you are wondering, is the 1930s outlaw who achieved immortality when a reporter asked him why he robbed banks and Sutton replied, simply, “Because that’s where the money is.” It is an amusing reply because it so utterly misses...
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