Enron vs. Atlas
The hysteria over “corporate crime” is finally beginning to lead a few people back to the one source that puts this scandal frenzy in its proper perspective: Ayn Rand’s epic novel “Atlas Shrugged,” which was recently profiled in The New...California Energy Enters The Dark Ages
In no case were the power companies and their profit motive responsible for brownouts or blackouts.
Mad about Mandela
According to a Reuters report filed by Brendan Boyle, South African statesman Nelson Mandela condemned President Bush’s policy on Iraq earlier this month, saying he was “appalled” by U.S. threats of military action. According to the report:...End Sanctuary for Illegal Immigrants
What does fighting terrorism have to do with stemming massive illegal immigration? Much more than government officials have been willing to let on over the past year. When September 11 hijackers Hani Hanjour and Khalid Almihdhar needed help getting fraudulent...The War on Art Historians
I just discovered a story that sums up, better than anything else, the end result of the War on Terrorism so far. It is a story, not about the suppression of Islamic fanatics in the Middle East, but about the suppression of our own liberties here in the United States....When Your Home Is Not Your Castle
Should a random passersby be able to dictate the color of your house?
The Great Power-Shortage Myth
An electric-power blackout is a special case of the wider economic phenomenon of a shortage, that is, of a situation in which the quantity of a good that buyers are seeking to buy at the prevailing price exceeds the quantity of the good that the sellers possess and are willing to sell.
