by James Glassman | Feb 16, 2003 | POLITICS
Contrary to the impression you may get watching all-day TV stock market shows, investing is not a sport. It’s a serious endeavor – specifically, a means to a better life for you and your family. If you invest wisely, you can acquire wealth for goals such... by Charles Josh | Feb 16, 2003 | POLITICS
A reader asked the following questions, and since they’re asked politely and with seeming sincerity, I’ll answer them. Question 1: What is a ‘militant Muslim’, how do you suppose you round them up and how exactly do you get rid of them? More to... by Daniel Pipes | Feb 15, 2003 | POLITICS
The day after 9/11, Texas police arrested two Indian Muslim men riding a train and carrying about $5,000 in cash, black hair dye and boxcutters like those used to hijack four planes just one day earlier. [The police held the pair initially on immigration charges... by Chris Smithe | Feb 15, 2003 | POLITICS
Never underestimate the unwillingness of a pacifist to give up on his dogma, no matter how much factual evidence is presented demonstrating the folly in his approach. And, so it has been in the weeks following Colin Powell’s intelligence exhibition on... by Nicholas Provenzo | Feb 14, 2003 | POLITICS
There is this song that has been on the airwaves for the past month where Jennifer Lopez, the current femme-fatal of the entertainment world sings the following chorus: “Don’t be fooled by the rocks that I gotI’m still, I’m still Jenny from the... by S.M. Oliva | Feb 14, 2003 | POLITICS
Susan Lee, a member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board, has an essay in Wednesday’s edition of that paper arguing in favor of “libertarianism.” Superficially, she makes a strong argument for the libertarian manifesto: [L]ibertarians are... by Thomas Sowell | Feb 13, 2003 | POLITICS
When driving down the highway with my car on cruise control and the stereo playing “Stompin’ at the Savoy,” I am in heaven. There are millions of later model cars on the road, and no doubt some better stereo systems, as well as more scenic highways.... by John Bragg | Feb 13, 2003 | POLITICS
In recent months, there has been much discussion of deterrence, much praise of the strategy which contained the Soviet Union for fifty years until its ultimate collapse, and many figures arguing that we should rely on deterrence to contain dangerous regimes. The key... by Don Luskin | Feb 13, 2003 | POLITICS
The Economic Policy Institute, a left-wing advocacy group, has collected the signatures of 400 economists — including 10 Nobel prize winners — on a statement opposing President Bush’s tax cuts. It is running this week as a full-page advertisement in...