by Alexander Marriott | Jan 4, 2003 | POLITICS
In the long run though, a democracy will always become a tyranny, either by majority, or if the majority screw things up so badly and a tyrant seizes power from the ensuing chaos. The overriding characteristic of democracy is subjectivism and that is its fatal flaw.
by Robert S Sargent Jr | Jan 4, 2003 | Education, POLITICS
The New York Civil Rights Commission (NYCRC) has put out a report that documents how “little attention has been given to the color-conscious policies of the colleges and universities that permit or encourage, and, oftentimes, fund a balkanized campus... by Thomas Sowell | Jan 4, 2003 | POLITICS
This is almost certain to be a historic year — whether because we begin to break the back of international terrorism, beginning with Iraq, or because international terrorism begins scoring major victories, beginning with North Korea’s brazen nuclear... by Baker Spring | Jan 3, 2003 | POLITICS
President Bush calls it a “modest” first step. True–but it’s one that promises to make Americans much safer in the long run. Specifically, the president’s decision to deploy a missile defense means that our total vulnerability to missile... by David Harsanyi | Jan 3, 2003 | WORLD
The farfetched utopian state it contends to deliver, however, is a delusion.
by S.M. Oliva | Jan 2, 2003 | POLITICS
Incoming Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is well known for being the Senate’s only doctor. A heart surgeon by training, Sen. Frist has occasionally made the news for coming to the rescue during his tenure in office, including an incident this weekend, where he... by Thomas Sowell | Jan 2, 2003 | POLITICS
Some state universities are having smaller and smaller proportions of their costs paid for by the states, and some people are talking about the possibility of their ceasing to be state universities at all. The University of Texas at Austin, for example, gets more... by Dr Michael Hurd | Jan 2, 2003 | POLITICS
New Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist wants to promote Medical Savings Accounts as health care reform. Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs) allow individuals to set aside money tax-free and roll it over every year to pay everyday medical expenses. The accounts are then... by S.M. Oliva | Jan 1, 2003 | Price Controls
Businessmen in Santa Fe, New Mexico, are going to court to defend their most basic economic right–the ability to voluntarily negotiate wages with their employees. Last month, the Santa Fe city council voted to raise the minimum wage to $10.50 per hour over the...
