by Jeff Jacoby | Aug 7, 2001 | POLITICS
His nomination isn’t even official yet, but the knives are already out for Gerald Reynolds, the former president of the Center for New Black Leadership whom President Bush has tapped to run the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights. His crime? He... by Don Luskin | Aug 7, 2001 | POLITICS, Social Security
Aren’t most people too unsophisticated to manage their private account? This is a valid concern, but there are simple solutions that have worked well over twenty years with 401(k) plans, and they could easily be applied here. First, rudimentary investment... by Robert W Tracinski | Aug 6, 2001 | Environment
Colorado congressman Scott McInnis revealed last week that four firefighters who burned to death in July while tackling a forest fire in Washington state died because bureaucrats took 10 hours to approve a water drop. Taking water from the local river, it seems, is... by Don Luskin | Aug 6, 2001 | POLITICS
As we continue through the slow and painful process of building a bottom after the great techwreck of 2000/2001, we have the opportunity to crash-test a great investment thesis from the irrationally exuberant era of the late great bull market — “gorilla... by Dr Michael Hurd | Aug 6, 2001 | POLITICS
Over the past few months, congress has been trying to make it easier for employees to sue their employers if they are not happy with their health insurance plans. Yes, you read that correctly. Liberal-socialist-statists want to hold employers responsible for the fact... by Alan Caruba | Aug 6, 2001 | POLITICS
The Green Party has 362 candidates running in 39 States. If they can tap into the uncertainty and resentment of voters, they are likely to draw votes from Democrats in the mid-term elections. Political analysts believe Ralph Nader’s run for the presidency in... by Glenn Woiceshyn | Aug 5, 2001 | Environment
“Humans — KEEP OUT” is becoming the new motto of Parks Canada. A Fraser Institute report — Off Limits: How Radical Environmentalists are Shutting Down Canada’s National Parks — documents how Parks Canada got hijacked by... by Don Luskin | Aug 4, 2001 | POLITICS, Social Security
In my commentaries this week, I’ve discussed the transcendent importance to the economy and the markets of the potential for restructuring Social Security, to include individually managed private accounts. I’ve talked about some of the myths about Social... by Travis Norsen | Aug 3, 2001 | Energy
As Congress ponders how the country can avoid an energy crisis like the one that has affected California, many people believe that only science-fiction can offer a long-term solution–a solution in which discoveries in theoretical physics would lead to a new...
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