by David C. John | Nov 20, 2002 | POLITICS
Opponents of Social Security reform must feel like they’re stuck in a bad horror film. Every time they think they’ve killed off personal retirement accounts, the campaign to create the accounts comes back, stronger than ever. The 2002 election was no... by Thomas Sowell | Nov 20, 2002 | POLITICS
“The dirty little secret about affirmative action is that it doesn’t work.” So concluded ABC network reporter Bob Zelnick in his excellent book on the subject, titled “Backfire.”An even dirtier secret is that virtually no one really cares... by Robert W Tracinski | Nov 20, 2002 | POLITICS
For months, courageous protesters have braved riot police to oppose the depredations of a warlike and oppressive regime bent on world domination. No, I am not talking about the “anti-war” protesters who menace the cities of Europe and America–the... by Dr Michael Hurd | Nov 19, 2002 | POLITICS
Q: I agree with you that there’s too much emphasis on self-sacrifice in today’s world. At the same time, people are often harsh and cruel to each other in everyday life. I don’t just mean terrorists and snipers; I also refer to people who don’t... by Daniel Pipes | Nov 19, 2002 | POLITICS
Americans broadly agree on two facts about the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq: its brutality and the danger it poses to themselves, especially the danger of nuclear attack. Disagreement arises primarily over what to do: Take out the regime now? Give Baghdad another... by Daniel J Mitchell | Nov 18, 2002 | POLITICS
Many normal people — not to mention politicians looking to exploit the latest headline — talk about corporate bankruptcy as if it’s some sort of financial scam, a gimmick perpetrated by malevolent corporations to avoid paying their bills. So... by James Glassman | Nov 18, 2002 | POLITICS
A stock-picking system that can consistently beat the market has always been the Holy Grail of investors – desirable, tempting, but unobtainable. Investing just couldn’t be that easy. But a few years ago, James P. O’Shaughnessy, a financial adviser... by Don Luskin | Nov 18, 2002 | POLITICS
Wall Street Journal reporter John Gasparino has been on a rampage this week to be the first with every new bit of gossip leaked from NY attorney general Eliot Spitzer’s office trying to connect Salomon Smith Barney telecom analyst Jack Grubman’s upgrade of... by Thomas Sowell | Nov 17, 2002 | POLITICS
Cant has become the norm in discussions of any issue involving race or ethnicity. However, a new book by Linda Chavez — a memoir of her own remarkable life — should make it inescapably clear what counterproductive and even vile things have been going on in...
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