by Thomas Sowell | Jun 14, 2004 | POLITICS
The fact that benefits have costs means that those who create these benefits are tempting targets for accusations from those who know how to dramatize the costs. This means that the doers are constantly on the defensive when attacked by the talkers. These attacks are... by Thomas Sowell | Jun 13, 2004 | POLITICS
The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and men, but between talkers and doers. Think about the things that have improved our lives the most over the past century — medical advances, the transportation revolution, huge... by Walter Williams | Jun 12, 2004 | POLITICS
Bill Cosby’s May 17 remarks at a Washington, D.C., gathering commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court decision continues to draw controversy and debate. That’s good. Some of the debate highlights a point made by... by Dr Michael Hurd | Jun 11, 2004 | POLITICS
Why has the country gone so crazy over Ronald Reagan? Back in 1982, President Reagan boldly told the world in a speech that Communism would end up on “the ash heap of history.” At the time most considered this wildly optimistic; seven years later it was... by Dr Michael Hurd | Jun 10, 2004 | POLITICS
Q: John Kerry is floating Senator John McCain’s name as a possible Secretary of Defense. John McCain is a hawkish Republican. How does this square with Kerry being a pacifist, like you claim? A: First of all, you believe Kerry; how wise is it to believe most... by Alex Epstein | Jun 9, 2004 | POLITICS
President Bush is very vocal about his religious beliefs; he likes to preach publicly about “the power of faith” and “the vital place of faith in the life of our nation.” This does not bother most Americans, who believe that while the President... by Jonathan Hoenig | Jun 8, 2004 | POLITICS
It was December 1996 when Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, first questioned if “irrational exuberance” had pushed stock prices too far, too fast. Although his comment sent the market into a brief plunge, history proved Greenspan dead... by James Glassman | Jun 7, 2004 | POLITICS
Investors punished mutual funds in the 2003 late-trading and market-timing scandals the old-fashioned way — by withdrawing their money and going somewhere else. For instance, shareholders last year pulled $29 billion out of the funds of Putnam Investment... by John David Lewis | Jun 6, 2004 | POLITICS
In the war between reason and religion, declared by militant Islamic fundamentalists, President Bush is firmly on the side of religion. The positions he supports most passionately are those of theocracies: prayer in schools, a national pledge “under God”...
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