by Nicholas Provenzo | Jul 16, 2002 | POLITICS
Late last month, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures held a hearing on corporate inversions–the process by which an American company avoids the tax bias against its overseas income by re-incorporating to a tax haven nation. The... by Thomas Sowell | Jul 16, 2002 | POLITICS
Random thoughts on the passing scene: A magician was asked what had happened to the lady he used to saw in half in his act. “Oh, she’s retired,” he said. “Now she lives in Chicago — and Denver.” Despite the rhetoric of the... by Robert W Tracinski | Jul 15, 2002 | POLITICS
Just as the War on Terrorism dissipates into total inaction — the latest word is that we will not invade Iraq — our leaders have launched a new war to replace it: the War on CEOs. In reaction to a few cases in which corporate CEOs allegedly violated... by S.M. Oliva | Jul 14, 2002 | Free Trade, Protectionism & Tariffs
Once the Bush administration abandoned the principles of free trade by imposing punitive tariffs on imported steel, it was only a matter of time before other industries sought government redress for their own failure to compete successfully. Case in point: Pears.... by Walter Williams | Jul 14, 2002 | POLITICS
Profits are misunderstood, seen as unearned and sometimes condemned as evil. Maybe that’s why people often reverently pronounce, with an air of moral superiority, “We’re a nonprofit organization.” Before people mount their moral high horse,... by Nicholas Provenzo | Jul 13, 2002 | POLITICS
With all the rage over Wednesday’s 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in the public schools violates the religious establishment clause of the 1st Amendment, it’s pretty clear a lot of people are upset that they no... by Larry Elder | Jul 12, 2002 | POLITICS
CBS’s Andy Rooney appeared recently on “Larry King Live.” King asked Rooney about “Bias,” the book by Bernard Goldberg that accuses CBS in particular and mainstream news in general of a liberal bias: “What did you make of Bernard... by Daniel Pipes | Jul 12, 2002 | POLITICS
“Become a Muslim warrior during the crusades or during an ancient jihad.” Thus read the instructions for seventh graders in Islam: A Simulation of Islamic History and Culture, 610-1100, a three-week curriculum produced by Interaction Publishers, Inc. In... by Michelle Malkin | Jul 11, 2002 | POLITICS
Last month, members of Congress leapt to the defense of the words “under God.” They shouted the phrase on Capitol Hill and in front of every available camera. But what about the two little words in the Pledge of Allegiance that come right before...
