by Nina Owcharenko | Apr 27, 2003 | POLITICS
Uninsured individuals and families need health care coverage. A key factor keeping them from getting coverage is its cost. Some policymakers suggest opening government controlled public programs, such as Medicaid and SCHIP, to the uninsured. These programs, however,... by Joseph Kellard | Apr 27, 2003 | POLITICS
As with many inventions, Elisha Otis’s creation proved to have a much more far-reaching affect than just the need it was immediately designed to serve. On April 1, Otis Elevators celebrated its 150th anniversary. Appropriately, it was in New York City that... by Radley Balko | Apr 27, 2003 | POLITICS
“Big business never pays a nickel in taxes, according to Ralph Nader, who represents a big consumer organization that never pays a nickel in taxes.” — Dave Barry Crystal Lewis hadn’t the slightest idea what “MOPIRG” was. Each... by Thomas Sowell | Apr 26, 2003 | POLITICS
Random thoughts on the passing scene: Even though Saddam Hussein’s regime has been toppled, there are still pockets of resistance — not only in Iraq but in Paris, Berkeley, and in the editorial offices of the New York Times. These die-hards may hold out... by Walter Williams | Apr 26, 2003 | POLITICS
Here’s part of a letter from a reader: “A hard-working, conscientious person can earn $10,000 a year in a fast-food restaurant. At the same time, movie stars and athletes, who make very little contribution to society, can earn in excess of $10,000,000 a... by Bruce Bartlett | Apr 26, 2003 | Middle East & Israel, POLITICS
With the end of war, the United States is now working rapidly to restore civil administration in Iraq and get its economy moving again. A key issue will be the Iraqi tax system, which cannot wait until all the questions about Iraq’s form of government are worked... by Nicholas Provenzo | Apr 25, 2003 | POLITICS
Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) is under fire. According to the transcript of the now infamous interview he gave to AP reporter Lara Jakes Jordan this week, Santorum believes that regulating consensual sex between adults is a compelling government interest, while... by Daniel Pipes | Apr 25, 2003 | Middle East & Israel, POLITICS
Who’s to blame for the destruction of Iraqi museums, libraries and archives, amounting to what The New York Times calls “one of the greatest cultural disasters in recent Middle Eastern history”? The Bush administration, say academic specialists on... by Thomas Sowell | Apr 24, 2003 | POLITICS
Princeton professor James M. McPherson’s recent arguments for affirmative action, in a newsletter to members of the American Historical Association, makes many sweeping assertions and implicit assumptions that need not even be challenged to show the shakiness of...
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