by Larry Elder | Nov 29, 2001 | POLITICS
University of California Regents recently voted to change their admissions criteria. Previously, the UC system (consisting of nine universities) chose half of its incoming class primarily on test scores and grades. The admissions department selected the remainder... by Andrew Bernstein | Nov 28, 2001 | POLITICS
Capitalism is the greatest benefactor man has ever had. It is time for the thinking men and women of every nation to recognize that fact and to fully embrace the system of the mind and of individual rights.
by James Glassman | Nov 28, 2001 | POLITICS
Unlike Emma Bovary and Scarlett O’Hara, Erin Brockovich is a real, live person. She’s a 41-year-old mother of three with a gift for publicity. Julia Roberts won an Oscar playing her in the eponymous movie about a legal assistant who got 650 prospective... by Michelle Malkin | Nov 28, 2001 | POLITICS
Looks like the White House has already traded in its recently adopted motto, “Let’s Roll,” for a new slogan: “Let’s Roll Over.” With a submissive stroke of President Bush’s pen, nearly 30,000 airport screeners gained lifetime... by David Holcberg | Nov 27, 2001 | POLITICS
The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed last week the murder conviction of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, who was sentenced in 1999 to 10 to 25 years in prison. He was convicted on charges of second-degree murder in a clear-cut case of assisted suicide. Was justice done-or... by Thomas Sowell | Nov 27, 2001 | Crime, POLITICS
A tourist in New York’s Greenwich Village had his portrait sketched by a sidewalk artist, who charged him $100. “That’s expensive,” the tourist said. “But it’s a great sketch, so I’ll pay it. But, really, it took you just five... by James Glassman | Nov 27, 2001 | POLITICS
First, a confession. Nearly 20 years ago, when I was in my mid-thirties, I got a chance for the first time to manage my own tax-deferred retirement portfolio. I was confronted with the same choices as the 42 million Americans who now have 401(k) plans and the millions... by Robert W Tracinski | Nov 26, 2001 | Middle East & Israel, POLITICS
This year’s Thanksgiving was an unusual one. This uniquely American holiday was punctuated with a constant flow of news … at our house, most of it courtesy of my friend Jack, an inveterate news hound … about far-off Afghanistan. I had feared, after... by Larry Elder | Nov 26, 2001 | POLITICS
Oh, those Clintons! On September 17, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-New York) appeared on “Dateline NBC.” Where, Dateline asked, was Chelsea on that fateful day? Senator Clinton told NBC’s Jane Pauley: “She’d gone on what she thought...