by Thomas Sowell | Sep 6, 2005 | POLITICS
The physical devastation caused by hurricane Katrina has painfully revealed the moral devastation of our times that has led to mass looting in New Orleans, assaults on people in shelters, the raping of girls, and shots being fired at helicopters that are trying to... by Fredric Hamber | Sep 5, 2005 | CULTURE
Why do Americans have no unique holiday to celebrate the creators, inventors and entrepreneurs who have made all of this wealth possible–the men of the mind?
by James Glassman | Sep 5, 2005 | POLITICS
Reading Kurt Eichenwald’s fascinating book on Enron Corp., “A Conspiracy of Fools,” is enough to make an investor throw up his hands (or his lunch), sell all his stocks and buy a bundle of nice short-term U.S. Treasury bonds. Eichenwald shows, in... by Dr Michael Hurd | Sep 4, 2005 | Energy
It’s easy to proclaim that the U.S. uses too much oil; that the U.S. is evil because it fights “wars for oil” in the Middle East. It’s still easier to shout that there’s NO way in hell our government should permit drilling for oil in... by James Glassman | Sep 3, 2005 | Environment
A profound tragedy is unfolding in New Orleans, the most beautiful city in America, with the richest cultural history and the most wonderful style of living. I lived in New Orleans for seven years. I was married there. My children were born there. I have many friends... by Thomas Sowell | Sep 2, 2005 | POLITICS
The ability of the human mind to rationalize is one of the mysteries — and the marvels — of the ages. A recent e-mail from a reader in Santa Barbara, California, was a classic example of a widespread rationalization of the severe home-building restrictions... by Alex Epstein | Sep 1, 2005 | POLITICS
To listen to most of our foreign-policy commentators, the biggest problem facing America today is the fact that many Muslims are mad at us. “Whatever one’s views on the [Iraq] war,” writes a New York Times columnist, “thoughtful Americans need...