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... by Harry Binswanger | May 18, 2004 | POLITICS
As you may have heard, the Boston Globe published, as real, fake pictures purporting to show American soldiers in Iraq gang-raping Iraqi women. The pictures were actually from a porn website and were staged (not to make any political point, needless to add). The... by Don Luskin | May 17, 2004 | POLITICS
Media Matters for America is a new website (mediamatters.org) “dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation.” It’s been developed with the zillions of tax-deductible dollars that George Soros and... by Don Luskin | May 17, 2004 | POLITICS
Media Matters for America is a new website (mediamatters.org) “dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation.” It’s been developed with the zillions of tax-deductible dollars that George Soros and... by James Glassman | May 17, 2004 | POLITICS
It’s been a miserable month in Iraq, but a wonderful month for the American economy. “The April employment report confirms unambiguously that the labor market is back,” said Economy.com, the respected website, on Thursday. Some 288,000 net new jobs... by Dr Michael Hurd | May 16, 2004 | POLITICS
Q: Dr. Hurd, on your article on gay associations, what reasons would you have if a person wanted to have an “association” with a parent, a sibling, a cousin or a minor? Where would you draw the line and what reasoning would you use to make this conclusion... by James Glassman | May 16, 2004 | POLITICS
Five or six years ago, a friend I have known since high school — let’s call him R. — rhapsodized about a money manager who lived in, of all places, Santa Fe, N.M. “Find Garrett Thornburg,” said R. “This guy has the best financial... by Paul Kersey | May 15, 2004 | POLITICS, Price Controls
Ladies and gentlemen, it is understandable to want to help out poor families, and toward that end it has been suggested that Congress increase the minimum wage, from the current $5.15 an hour to $6.65 an hour. Well, I have good news and bad news for you. The bad news... by Dr Michael Hurd | May 15, 2004 | POLITICS
Q: I need the spirit of optimism in daily news analysis. Is there something wrong with me that I need to hear good things from other people? A: Not at all. A news commentary should tell you that there’s hope, if there is hope. At the same time, a news commentary...