by James Glassman | Jun 26, 2004 | POLITICS
At a symposium at my college reunion last week, my classmates — refugees from the ’60s, still lefties after all these years — were complaining that America wasn’t enough like Europe. You know, compassionate and unstressed, with free health... by Alan Caruba | Jun 25, 2004 | Environment
At a time when this nation is engaged in a war, putting the lives of its soldiers in harm’s way to end the threat of Middle Eastern terrorism, it would seem inconceivable that it would also be wasting billions to protect some species of salmon or the shortnose... by James Glassman | Jun 25, 2004 | Elections
Michael Moore, once a scruffy maker of cheap, funny, satirical documentaries, now puffs himself with the plaudits of the metrosexuals of Hollywood and Cannes. Having portrayed Americans as a bunch of gun-happy lunatics in “Bowling for Columbine,”... by Don Luskin | Jun 25, 2004 | POLITICS
I’m going to be on vacation all next week, riding horses on the western slope of the Rockies at the fabulous Home Ranch in Clark, Colorado. No phones. No TV. No Internet. No markets. So I’ll miss the Federal Reserve’s meeting on June 30. It’ll... by Walter Williams | Jun 24, 2004 | POLITICS, Terrorism
The Islamic world is at war with Western civilization. We have the military might to thwart them. The question is: Do we have the intelligence to recognize the attack and the will to defend ourselves from annihilation?
by Thomas Sowell | Jun 24, 2004 | POLITICS
Random thoughts on the passing scene: The best thing about buying a house is that it puts an end to the exhausting process of house-hunting. Although Ronald Reagan was the only actor to become President, he was one of the few politicians who was not acting. Do the... by Dr Michael Hurd | Jun 24, 2004 | Psychology & Living
In recent decades, the field of psychology made a mistake. That mistake was treating self-esteem as the root of mental health. The root of mental health is actually personal responsibility. Personal responsibility refers to a core conviction that you are in the... by Alexander Marriott | Jun 23, 2004 | POLITICS
Spain’s Crown Prince Felipe has married former TV anchorwoman Letizia Ortiz, in the country’s first royal wedding in nearly a century. This occurred to the delight of thousands of onlookers who braved heavy rains, as well as representatives of the Royal... by Thomas Sowell | Jun 23, 2004 | POLITICS
Parents who are worried because their children are receiving a steady diet of politically correct propaganda in the schools and colleges often ask for suggestions of things they should get for their children to read, in hopes of de-programming them. The summer is a...