by Thomas Sowell | Apr 23, 2002 | POLITICS
Can you think of any reason why the past or present sufferings of blacks would justify letting a white student get admitted to an elite public high school in San Francisco over a Chinese American student with higher qualifications? Most people would think that such a... by Robert W Tracinski | Apr 22, 2002 | POLITICS
As Israel pulls out of the West Bank — a foolish move that will only allow Palestinian terrorists to regroup — the media is being flooded with piteous tales about Palestinian victims, who, we are told, are innocent civilians. But a glance at the stories... by Thomas Sowell | Apr 21, 2002 | Education, POLITICS
The next time someone receives an award as an outstanding teacher, take a close look at the reasons given for selecting that particular person. Seldom is it because his or her students did higher quality work in math or spoke better English or in fact had any tangible... by Paul Blair | Apr 20, 2002 | POLITICS
The central contentions of Peters’ book have been shown to be undermined by her lack of objectivity. Time does not permit checking the rest of her work with equal rigor; however, several examples will serve to show that Peters’ characteristic misuse of... by Paul Blair | Apr 20, 2002 | Immigration, POLITICS
The central thesis of Peters’ book is that a significant proportion of Arabs living in the area that became Israel were actually immigrants or migrants from other parts of Palestine, who made up a large proportion of the 590,000 Palestinian refugees in 1948.... by Michelle Malkin | Apr 20, 2002 | POLITICS
Home schooling is looking more and more like the only sane educational option these days. The latest news of the weird in our public schools comes from Seattle. Last week, The Seattle Times reports, nearly 300 students from two middle schools were subjected to three... by Thomas Sowell | Apr 19, 2002 | POLITICS
It is ironic that the current Middle East conflict is taking place on the 20th anniversary of the Falkland Islands war because both involved the same key factor — war brought on by pacifism. In both cases, a weaker force attacked a stronger force, secure in the... by Paul Blair | Apr 19, 2002 | POLITICS
Peters’ main contention is that many of the Arabs living in the area that became Israel did not descend from Arabs who had been there “from time immemorial” but were relatively recent arrivals. One indication of this migration, she argues, is that... by Walter Williams | Apr 19, 2002 | POLITICS
Do states have a right of secession? That question was settled through the costly War of 1861. In his recently published book, “The Real Lincoln,” Thomas DiLorenzo marshals abundant unambiguous evidence that virtually every political leader of the time and...
