by Thomas Sowell | May 25, 2004 | POLITICS
Senator John Kerry is giving opportunism a bad name. First, there was his call for President Bush to release oil from the strategic petroleum reserve, in response to high gasoline prices. With a war raging in the Middle East, the last thing we need to do is reduce our... by Thomas Sowell | May 24, 2004 | POLITICS
Bill Cosby has provided a lot of laughs for millions of Americans over the years but black “leaders” were not laughing after he lashed out at those black parents who buy their children expensive sneakers instead of something educational. He also denounced... by Paul Kersey | May 22, 2004 | POLITICS
Nearly lost in the debate over job creation has been the surge of productivity that has taken place over the last two years. Americans workers are producing more goods per hour of work and boosting their own incomes in the process. Increased productivity also means... by James Glassman | May 21, 2004 | POLITICS
BRUSSELS – “If Mr. Glassman hates Europe so much,” said the head of the Belgian farmers’ union, “then why doesn’t he leave?” Touchy! Actually, I love Europe – the vistas, the culture, the food, the history, even the... by Thomas Sowell | May 20, 2004 | POLITICS
Little Angelo finally got justice, though he died too young to even know what justice meant. Angelo Marinda lived only eight months and it took more than twice that long to convict his father of his murder. Tragically, the policies and the mindset among the... by Larry Elder | May 20, 2004 | POLITICS
After the brutal beheading of Nicholas Berg, his father, Michael, promptly blamed the Bush administration for his son’s death. “Nicholas Berg died for the sins of George Bush and (Defense Secretary) Donald Rumsfeld,” said Michael Berg. “The al... by Walter Williams | May 19, 2004 | POLITICS
Several weeks ago, my column on teacher ineptitude was about the sorry state of teacher quality and concluded that while teacher ineptitude is neither flattering nor comfortable to confront, confront it we must if we’re to do anything about our sorry state of... by Thomas Sowell | May 19, 2004 | POLITICS
Two questions would destroy at least half the agenda of the political left: “Compared to what?” and “At what cost?” A third question would wipe out most of the rest of the left’s agenda and demolish the vision behind that agenda:... by Thomas Sowell | May 18, 2004 | POLITICS
While politicians were expressing their shock to the media over the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners, the Iraqi terrorists gave us a bitter lesson in what real shock is all about, with the videotaped beheading of an American civilian who was in Iraq to try to help...
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