by Don Luskin | Dec 12, 2004 | POLITICS
If you’re reading this column, you’re probably an investor in the stock market. That makes you a member of the approximately 60% of American households that own stocks, either directly or indirectly. That also makes you part of what President Bush likes to... by Nicholas Provenzo | Dec 10, 2004 | POLITICS
Good teaching takes hard work. A professor must be an expert on his or her subject, understand the what the audience already knows about it, and be able to present new knowledge in a compelling and informative manner. That might explain why so few professors are good... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 10, 2004 | POLITICS
Two apparently unrelated stories that appeared in newspapers on the same day are in reality not nearly as unrelated as they might seem. One story appeared under the headline, “High School Students Debate Steroid Ethics.” The other story had the headline:... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 9, 2004 | POLITICS
The most painful episode ever reported in this column — for me and for many readers — was the killing of little eight-month-old Angelo Marinda by his own father, two years ago. Little Angelo first came to the attention of the authorities when he was... by Walter Williams | Dec 8, 2004 | POLITICS
College costs have risen dramatically over the last several decades. In many cases, it’s difficult to find a college where per-student costs are under $20,000 each year. Most often, tuition doesn’t measure the true cost because taxpayer and donor subsidies... by Dr Michael Hurd | Dec 7, 2004 | Terrorism
I don’t mean to minimize the concern over intelligence reform in this country. However, the kind of intelligence most desperately needed is the philosophical kind. For our government officials in the Pentagon, the CIA, and elsewhere, philosophical intelligence... by Don Luskin | Dec 7, 2004 | POLITICS
Fear is an investor’s best friend. Fear makes stocks cheap, so that you can buy them at great prices. But, of course, to dare to do that, you have to be unafraid. It’s a bit of a paradox. Stocks have soared since the climax of fear this summer — a... by Michael Marriott | Dec 5, 2004 | POLITICS
Of all the works written about Christmas, perhaps the most influential, save Clement Moore’s poem, The Night Before Christmas, is Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Published in 1843, the story of the curmudgeon Ebenezer Scrooge has entertained millions... by Thomas Sowell | Dec 4, 2004 | POLITICS
Random thoughts on the passing scene: The very people who were telling us to “get over it” and “move on” during the Clinton scandals of the 1990s have been completely unable to get over the 2004 elections — and some of them haven’t...
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